Best movies/tv shows that deal with mental illness or SI?

[complexptsd]

Do any of you have movie/tv recommendations that explore mental illness, suicide, etc?

I really liked "Girl, Interrupted" but I feel like so many movies just portray stereotypes of mental illness and are so maudlin. It's annoying.

 

[MidnightDream]

I like Suicide Room. It's an old polish movie, but you can find it pretty easy online with English subtitles. It's a bit cheesy, bit dark, very 2010s, but I love it

 

[DaatiSimi]

Crazy ex girlfriend it's a must for mental illness.

Bojack Horseman

 

[𖣴 nadia 𖣴]

Sharp Objects, Pure, This Way Up, and Fleabag.

 

[KD6-3.7]

Melancholia; haven't gotten around to finishing the whole movie, but the characterization of depression as being like "walking through a wall of yarn" (or something along those lines) stuck with me.

 

[Tryingtobe]

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Purely for entertainment value and weirdness

 

[webawl]

Harold and Maude

A rom com about a 20 y/o who obsesses about suicide. It's great

 

[Ai-chan]

If you're into anime then Welcome to the NHK and most of Wonder Egg Priority (skip ep 13, trust me)

 

[Dead Ghost]

Interestingly, they are from the same actor.
//
Curiosament són del mateix actor.

 

[eatantz]

My mad fat diary, one of my fav shows ever

 

[J&L383]

Melancholia; haven't gotten around to finishing the whole movie, but the characterization of depression as being like "walking through a wall of yarn" (or something along those lines) stuck with me.

Love that movie.

 

[drugfiend]

seconding wristcutters: a love story and welcome to the NHK. both masterpieces that i've seen way too many times. a few to add to this old thread:

-daytime drinking (2008), a slow-paced movie that explores social isolation and alcoholism
-birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance) (2014), a movie about an aging actor who tries writing a theatrical production and kinda fails(?)
-brockmire (2017-2020), a show about an alcoholic baseball announcer that was ended way too early, the first two seasons are the best, seasons 3 and 4 are ok

I know there's a million more floating around in my head that i've seen but i just wanted to get some more out there for folks interested. I'm always looking for depressing movie/tv recommendations too.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Crazy ex girlfriend

 

[cait_sith]

My favorite movie about mental illness is Japanese movie "Kotoko" (2011)

 

[DrJ]

Suicide squad

 

[DefinitelyReady]

Prozac Nation.
Caution:: you'll fall in love with my blue-eyed boyfriend

 

[Ah.ow]

Suicide squad

I hadn't understood, what was the suicide aspect to suicide squad?

 

[Kavka]

Aftersun!

Apparently it's quite subtle, because a lot of people, who probably never experienced depression or SI themselves, think it's a slow and boring movie about a dad who's going on an ordinary holiday trip with his daughter accompanied by a moody soundtrack. While others, me included, think it did a really good job depicting depression and suicide.

 

[thenamingofcats]

Sideways dealt with depression in a very honest way I thought. The theme of ctb for the main character, Miles, runs throughout the film and it becomes stronger towards the end.