Connection
Films with theme "Films about psychiatry", sorted by name
Add to a movie list
Zelal (2010)
, 1h30Origin Egypte
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Zelal is an invitation to delve into the world of psychiatry and "madness" in Egypt. It meets the ordinary madmen and women banished to mental institutions by Egyptian society and offers more than just a journey into their world of shadows. The hospitals end up becoming the only place patients can conceive, not because they are truly "crazy", but because they fear the outside world. The film forces viewers to put their own preconceptions and interpretations to the test, reminding us that freedom is precarious in a society that does not tolerate any differences.
The Zero Theorem (2013)
, 1h47Directed by Terry Gilliam
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films set in the future, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Peter Stormare, Lucas Hedges
Qohen Leth, an eccentric programmer who refers to himself in the plural, is assigned to "crunch entities" for a company named Mancom. Finding himself suffering existential angst, Qohen constantly waits for a phone call, hoping that it might bring him happiness or the answers he seeks. Requesting a "disability" evaluation, three company doctors determine that Qohen is physically healthy, but request he have therapy from Dr Shrink-ROM, an AI therapist designed to provide mental evaluation. Wanting to meet with "Management", Qohen attends a party held by his supervisor, Joby. Stumbling into an empty room, Qohen finds Management and requests to work from home, as he would be more productive and would no longer risk missing his call; Management simply notes he finds Qohen "quite insane.
The Loser Takes All (2002)
, 2hGenres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies
Actors Maro Mavri
The story revolves around five characters: a fortysomething, the "Man," who has memories from the "years of cholera;" an alcoholic woman, Odetti, who goes by the pseudonym of "Madame Raspberry;" a Senegalese striper named Mandali; the "Little Guy," a guitar player and music lover; and Elsa, the protagonist's ex-girlfriend who is now a barwoman. The characters meet in order to fulfill their longstanding dream: leaving the city for an exotic island on a journey of no return. Thus they get involved with the dark world of the night.
, 2h3Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
The director studied the transformation of social values using the example of a group of five friends who meet after a long separation and share with each other the details of their difficult lives. The film became the symbol of the 1950s generation and reflected his personal views on the problem of alienation in the modern world. The film was shot in a surreal way with a predilection for the aesthetics of the Marquis de Sade. In it, for the first time in Nikolaidis' filmography, one can see the characteristic elements of film noir which became part and parcel of Nikolaidis' unique approach in the majority of the films that followed. The film follows four men who had been adolescents in the 1950s and are now in their forties. A fifth person, a woman, who has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals due to unspecified disorders, also appears. Efi Papazachariou, who wrote an article about it in World Film Locations: Athens, stated that it is "one of the most unconventional Greek films.
Interpretation of Dreams (1990)
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Political films
Thalavattam (1986)
, 2h27Directed by Priyadarshan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Mohanlal, Karthika, Nedumudi Venu, M. G. Soman, Lissy, Mukesh
Vinod (Mohanlal) becomes mentally ill after his girlfriend Anitha (Lizy) dies because of an electric short circuiting accident during a rock concert. Vinod is admitted into an institution managed by Dr. Ravindran (M. G. Soman).