Today I come with a list of Psychological films That make you think and reflect, of different genres, but which are related to diseases of the mind, relational problems and everything related to brain And the mind of the people.
I mentioned earlier in another article by Self-improvement films , Some of them very good and known, and that surely will serve to motivate you or find a good solution to a problem.
! Please, if you want to give some recommendation, leave them in the comments section to increase the list! (I'm sure I have not seen them all) Thank you!
Who does not like a good and interesting movie? Whether it's horror, adventure, psychological thriller, dramas, paranoia, science fiction or cartoons, movies entertain us and also serve to change our perspective on life or motivate us.
I've tried to select the best psychology films, current and old, so if you like this kind of cinema, you will not get bored. They are of all types: clinical psychology, educational psychology, specific mental disorders, family or couple problems... The intention is that you can enjoy them, so I will not do a detailed analysis of each one nor will I extend to tell you the argument ;).
Tea You'll be amazed with some movies That I will comment, since you probably have seen them but do not get to think that the protagonist represented a disorder that in real life is quite common.
Before, something I would like to comment; I categorize movies into those categories to To be able to structure them better But I do not take for granted that it is their main theme, they try many more.
In addition, surely the director's intention is not to Psychological trastorn Or mental health problems, but something open. On the other hand, I do not want to tag either With names of mental illnesses to the protagonists / people, is rather a way of describing a predominant behavior.
Biology gives you a brain. Life turns you into a mind. .-Jeffrey Eugenides.
List of good and interesting Psychology films, to think and reflect
Autism and mental retardation
- Rainman
This film tells the story of Charles Babbitt - Tom Cruise - that receives the totality of the inheritance that leaves its father when dying. However, he leaves nothing to his older brother - Raymond Babbitt - who is autistic. Charles can only think of kidnapping his brother to get half the inheritance.
Perhaps the best known film about an autistic child. A police officer is assigned to the case of a child whose parents have been killed. It seems that the killers had been looking for the boy, but this one had hidden. Later it is discovered that the boy can decipher government codes.
This movie shares something with the typical movie of American sports heroes, but counts for something more; The story of an autistic boy who is fond of American football and especially the team of his people. Thanks to the disposition of the team coach, radio begins to socialize and start a normal life.
Famous movie from Tom Hanks That counts the exploits obtained by a boy with mental retardation, but that because of its beliefs and interpretation of the world, obtains things that to others would be impossible.
- I am Sam
A man with mental retardation struggles to keep custody of his daughter.
Schizophrenia
It tells the life of a boy who arrives at the Princeton University To study their postgraduate studies. However, he has psychological and relationship problems with other people.
Donnie Darko is a cult film. It tells part of the adolescence of Donnie, a boy who has visions of a giant rabbit.
This film talks about various issues such as anarchy and habits that has imposed on society. In turn, the director manages to hide very effectively the schizophrenia that suffers one of the protagonists.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Roy Nicolas Cage ) Makes a living by cheating and suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. Although she has never cared for her daughter, she begins to have a relationship with her at an important time professionally.
If you are a fan of Leonardo Dicaprio This movie can not be missed. It is the biography of Howard Hughes, who became rich with several businesses, among the most important film producer and aircraft development and manufacturing. Something remarkable during the film is the obsessive compulsive disorder that suffered Hugues.
Amnesias
- Memento
Another cult film that made the director famous Christopher Nolan . It is about a man suffering from anterograde amnesia (he can not generate new memories) after the death of his wife. To revenge the death of the same initiates an investigation that will be especially difficult to him since it has to write down everything that is finding out.
The plot revolves around a hitman with Alzheimer's who is increasingly difficult to remember and commit.
Depression and Bipolar Disorder
History that passes during a day about three women who live in different times and whose lives are connected by a novel. One is a writer, another suffers from depression and another is homosexual and is dedicated to caring for an AIDS patient.
Highly recommended film that takes place in Kenya and tells the facts that occur after the death of the protagonist's wife. Both were very united and that fact is a blow to his now widower.
Oscar winning film and with which you will surely enjoy. I have put it within this category for the film in general (I do not want to overtake anything