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Films with theme "Films set in psychiatric hospitals", sorted by production date
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The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Directed by Farhad Safinia
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Ioan Gruffudd, Jeremy Irvine, Steve Coogan
Chester Minor, médecin militaire américain, souffre d'une schizophrénie post-traumatique après les horreurs vécues pendant la guerre de Sécession. Il est interné dans un hôpital psychiatrique britannique suite à un meurtre commis lors d'un séjour à Londres. Il va alors correspondre avec James Murray, le lexicographe et philologue écossais. Depuis 1878, ce dernier est embauché pour rédiger l'OED (Oxford English Dictionary). Chester Minor va également y participer fortement en remplissant des milliers de fiches d'une remarquable qualité qu'il envoie très régulièrement.
Glass (2019)
, 2h9Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Superhero films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Spencer Treat Clark
David Dunn, l'homme « incassable », se lance à la poursuite de « La Bête », la personnalité surhumaine de Kevin Wendell Crumb. Elijah Price, le « Bonhomme qui casse », en hôpital psychiatrique depuis dix-neuf ans après avoir commis des attentats pour révéler les pouvoirs de Dunn, attend cet affrontement depuis sa cellule. Cependant, le docteur Ellie Staple veut les réunir pour les libérer de ce qu'elle considère comme un délire et les convaincre que leurs capacités surhumaines ne sont qu'une illusion.
Unsane (2018)
, 1h38Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Aimee Mullins, Amy Irving
Une jeune femme est placée contre sa volonté dans une institution psychiatrique où elle est confrontée à sa plus grande peur, celle d'être poursuivie par son harceleur. Mais est-ce réel ou le fruit de son imagination ?
55 Steps (2018)
, 1h55Directed by Bille August
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor, Tim Plester, Michael Culkin, Jonathan Kerrigan
L'histoire vraie d'une amitié et complicité féminines entre deux femmes que tout oppose. Avocate des droits des patients, Colette Hugues devient l'avocate d'Eleanor Riese, une patiente schizophrène de l’unité de psychiatrie d’un hôpital de San Francisco. Ensemble, elles vont se lancer dans une bataille juridique pour améliorer le traitement des malades mentaux maltraités et laissés-pour-compte dans les hôpitaux. En parallèle, Eleanor va tout faire pour transformer la vie bourgeoise et trop rangée de Colette.
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
, 2h26Directed by Gore Verbinski
Origin German
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Children's films
Actors Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs, Magnus Krepper, Harry Groener, Celia Imrie
Lockhart est un jeune cadre ambitieux. Il doit retrouver son patron, qui a disparu dans un mystérieux centre dans les Alpes suisses. Lockhart se retrouve alors pris au piège de cet étrange institut et de son corps médical. On lui « diagnostique » le même mal qui habite l’ensemble des pensionnaires. Lockhart n’a plus d’autres choix que de se soumettre à l’étrange cure délivrée par le centre.
Cult of Chucky (2017)
, 1h31Directed by Don Mancini
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about children, Jeu, Medical-themed films, Child's Play (film series), Serial killer films, Films about toys, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Brad Dourif, Alex Vincent, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Therriault, Zak Santiago
Quatre ans après les événements de La Malédiction de Chucky, Nica est enfermée dans un asile psychiatrique après avoir été condamnée à tort pour le meurtre de sa famille. Quand une nouvelle poupée Brave Gars fait son apparition dans un but thérapeutique, une nouvelle série de meurtres se produit aussitôt. Andy Barclay est le seul à pouvoir venir en aide à Nica et vaincre Chucky, une bonne fois pour toutes..
The Secret Scripture (2017)
, 1h48Directed by Jim Sheridan
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Rooney Mara, Vanessa Redgrave, Theo James, Eric Bana, Jack Reynor, Aidan Turner
Un psychiatre (Eric Bana) s'intéresse au journal intime d'une patiente, Rosemary McNulty (Vanessa Redgrave), accusée d'avoir tué son enfant issu d'une relation illégitime avec un sympathisant anglais. Enfermée dans un hôpital psychiatrique, sur le point d'être démoli, depuis une cinquantaine d'années, elle est suivie psychologiquement par le psychiatre qui est engagé pour réévaluer son état. Il découvre son attachement pour la Bible et elle lui raconte tout ce qu'elle a vécu et pourquoi elle a passé sa vie dans cet hôpital…
Buddha's Little Finger (2015)
, 1h24Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Toby Kebbell, André Hennicke, Karine Vanasse, Stipe Erceg
Unemployed Russian poet Pyotr Voyd arrested by KGB during the 1991 Soviet August Coup, by tortures he loses consciousness and appears in 1919 post-revolutionary Russia, where he fights on the same side with the legendary Red cavalry commander Chapaev and his machine-gunner Anka. The strange memory lapses all the time throw him to the bandits' Moscow of nineties, then to the Russian Civil War back and forth, again and again. Pyotr learns how long may raging two winds of changes simultaneously in the head of one and the same person.
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
, 1h52Directed by Brad Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis
In 1899, an Oxford University professor demonstrates a case of female hysteria, Lady (Eliza) Graves (Kate Beckinsale), before his class. Drugged and protesting that she is sane, the professor points out that all mental patients claim to be sane, much as all criminals claim to be innocent, as he ignores her demands that he not touch her to induce a fit for the students to observe. The professor advises his students to believe nothing they hear and only half of what they see.
Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014)
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
, 1h16Directed by Jay Oliva
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Animation
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Batman films, Superhero films, Films about psychiatry, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Films based on video games
Actors Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch, Matthew Gray Gubler, Tara Strong, Grey DeLisle
Batman rescues Riddler from a black ops assassination ordered by Amanda Waller, returning him to Arkham Asylum. Invoking Priority Ultraviolet, Waller captures criminals Black Spider, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, KGBeast, Killer Frost and King Shark forming the Suicide Squad. Their mission is to break into Arkham Asylum and recover a thumbdrive in the Riddler's cane. While in Waller's employ, Riddler copied information on the squad, and is planning to make it public. She forces them to comply by threatening to detonate nano-bombs implanted in their necks. KGBeast, who believes the bombs are a bluff, walks out on Waller and is killed as an example to the others.
'Til Madness Do Us Part (2014)
Directed by Wang Bing (王兵)
Origin Japon
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Le film suit pendant 3 mois les patients d'un hôpital psychiatrique du Yunnan ; spécifiquement ceux de l'étage pour hommes, mais aussi un patient en permission de sortie et de retour chez ses parents.
By Reason of Insanity (2014)
Directed by Louis Theroux
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
The Great Gatsby (2013)
, 2h22Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke
In the winter of 1929, Nick Carraway, a Yale University graduate and World War I veteran, is staying at a psychiatric hospital to treat his alcoholism. He talks about Jay Gatsby, describing him as the most hopeful man he had ever met. When he struggles to articulate his thoughts, his doctor, Walter Perkins, suggests writing them down, since writing is Nick's true passion.
Camille Claudel 1915 (2013)
, 1h37Directed by Bruno Dumont
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Sculpture
Actors Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent
At the end of her career the sculptor Camille Claudel seems to suffer with mental issues. She destroys more than once her own statues and utters repeatedly that her former lover Auguste Rodin intended to make her life miserable. Consequently her younger brother Paul sends her to an asylum in the outskirts of Avignon. Claudel tries to convince her doctor she is perfectly sane, while living among patients who obviously are not. She is desperate to see her brother again, hoping he might eventually support her plea.