20 Movies That Depict Mental Illness
VOICE OVER: Richard Bush
WRITTEN BY: Arianna Wechter
These movies successfully tackled what can often be a very sensitive subject. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the films in which depictions of mental health issues are key. Our countdown of movies that depict mental illness includes “What's Eating Gilbert Grape?”, “Lars and the Real Girl”, “A Streetcar Named Desire”, “Silver Linings Playbook”, "Fight Club", and more!
- #20: "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (1993)
- #19: "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995)
- #18: "Aftersun" (2022)
- #17: "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974)
- #16: "Shutter Island" (2010)
- #15: "Lars and the Real Girl" (2007)
- #14: "Benny and Joon" (1993)
- #13: "Shine" (1996)
- #12: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012)
- #11: "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)
- #10: "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)
- #9: "Melancholia" (2011)
- #8: "Girl, Interrupted" (1999)
- #7: "Black Swan" (2010)
- #6: "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012)
- #5: "Requiem for a Dream" (2000)
- #4: "The Deer Hunter" (1978)
- #3: "A Beautiful Mind" (2001)
- #2: "Fight Club" (1999)
- #1: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)
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