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1) Joker
Language
English
Formats
Description
Most days, Arthur Fleck is bullied in public as he works as a clown-for-hire, but his slow descent into madness is hurried along by his mother's failing health, their strained connection with the rich Wayne family, and his failed comedy career.
3) Love & mercy
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
5) Swallow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie. However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband's rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created fa©ʹade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica, a condition that has her compulsively...
6) The beaver
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Walter, once a successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet that takes over Walter's life in an attempt to change things for the better.
7) Joker
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Most days, Arthur Fleck is bullied in public as he works as a clown-for-hire, but his slow descent into madness is hurried along by his mother's failing health, their strained connection with the rich Wayne family, and his failed comedy career.
9) Take shelter
Language
English
Description
Curtis LaForche lives in a small town in Ohio with his wife, Samantha, and daughter, Hannah, a six-year-old deaf girl. When Curtis begins to have terrifying dreams, he keeps the visions to himself, channeling his anxiety into obsessively building a storm shelter in his backyard. His inexplicable behavior concerns those closest to him, but the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within his community can't compare with Curtis's privately held...
10) 12 monkeys
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Cole is sent back in time to save the human race from a deadly virus that has forced mankind into dank underground communities in the future. Along his travels, he encounters a psychiatrist and a mental patient, brilliantly portrayed by Brad Pitt, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Believing he can obtain a pure virus sample in order to find...
11) Benny & Joon
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton, but they have to overcome her brother's overprotectiveness.
12) Broken diamonds
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scott is a twenty-something writer who dreams of moving to Paris. After his father suddenly dies, Scott's plans are put in jeopardy as he discovers his sister Cindy is living in a halfway house for the mentally ill. Despite her wild and unpredictable behavior, Scott puts his life on hold to take her in.
13) Proof
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A devoted daughter comes to terms with the death of her father--a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity-- with the help of one of her father's former students.
14) Angel of mine
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
Pub. Date
[2020], p[2016]
Language
English
Description
Adam is so afraid of being attacked that he has not left his flat in over six months. In that time his mental and physical health has deteriorated. His gums bleed, the posters of his favorite movie star follow his every move and his computer system is his only contact with the outside world. For six months he has been growing ill. His only release comes from the therapeutic blog updates of Mystic57.
Series
Criterion collection volume 209
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Swedish
Description
"While vacationing on a remote island retreat, a family's already fragile ties are tested when Karin discovers her father has been using her schizophrenia for his own literary means. As she drifts in and out of lucidity, her father, husband, and younger brother are unable to prevent Karin's harrowing descent into the abyss of mental illness."--Container.
19) Mental
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After a politician has his wife committed to a mental hospital, he hires a hitchhiker to take care of his five teenage daughters.
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