Mental illness representation in media
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Movies
Good Will Hunting
1997
Will Hunting, un conserje del M.I.T., tiene un don para las matemáticas, pero necesita la ayuda de un psicólogo para encontrar el rumbo de su vida.
The Virgin Suicides
1999
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
Dead Poets Society
1989
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Heathers
1989
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Psycho
1960
Huyendo de la justicia, Marion Crane se refugia en el motel de Norman Bates, un hombre oscuro cuyas víctimas van cayendo en las misteriosas redes de su madre. Marion será la próxima. Su desaparición hará que su hermana y un detective privado emprendan su búsqueda. Remake del clásico de Hitchcock.
Blackbird
2019
Troubled secret agent "Blackbird" abruptly retires from service and opens a luxurious nightclub in the Caribbean to escape the dark shadows of his past. An old flame arrives and reignites love in his life but she brings danger with her.
Words on Bathroom Walls
2020
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.
The Fallout
2021
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
Garden State
2004
Andrew Largeman (Braff) vuelve a su casa natal, en Nueva Jersey, después de diez años de ausencia para asistir al funeral de su madre. Allí rememora su pasado y conoce a una chica, Samantha (Portman), que quizá pueda cambiar su vida. Largeman, que acaba de dejar los antidepresivos que ha estado tomando durante años, comienza a redescubrirse a sí mismo, lo que incluye enfrentarse a su padre, psicólogo, y ayudar a Samantha a superar sus propios problemas pisicológicos.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
2023
Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she's too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha's life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul's last wishes before day breaks.
All of us Strangers
2023
The Iron Claw
2023
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
Scream 2
1997
Scream 3
2000
Después de los terroríficos acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar en la localidad de Woodsboro, Sidney vive alejada del mundo en una casita de las montañas, intentando olvidar el pasado. Se dedica a proporcionar apoyo moral a mujeres con problemas a través del teléfono; pero, un día, alguien la llama para informarla de los asesinatos que se están produciendo durante el rodaje de "Puñaladas 3", película basada en los hechos de los que ella fue protagonista.
The Shining
1980
Forfatterspiren, Jack, og hans familie passer et elegant, men mørkt hotell over vinteren. Kort tid etter at de ankommer begynner hotellet å utøve sin ondskapsfulle kraft.
They Look Like People
2015
Ante la sospecha de que la gente a su alrededor se están convirtiendo en las criaturas malignas, un hombre con problemas se pregunta si desea proteger a su único amigo de una guerra inminente, o de sí mismo.
Scream
2022
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Scream VI
2023
Tras los últimos asesinatos de Ghostface, los cuatro supervivientes abandonan Woodsboro para dar comienzo a un nuevo capítulo.
Take Shelter
2011
Atormentado por uma série de visões apocalípticas, um jovem marido e pai questiona se deve proteger sua família de uma tempestade que se aproxima ou de si mesmo.
On the Count of Three
2021
Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin, is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.
Saint Maud
2019
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
Censor
2021
La censora de cine Enid se enorgullece de su meticuloso trabajo, protegiendo a las audiencias desprevenidas de los efectos nocivos de ver las decapitaciones llenas de sangre y las cicatrices en los ojos que examina. Su sentido del deber de proteger se ve amplificado por la culpa por su incapacidad para recordar los detalles de la desaparición de su hermana hace mucho tiempo, recientemente declarada muerta en ausencia. Cuando se le asigna a Enid la revisión de una película inquietante del archivo que se hace eco de sus nebulosos recuerdos de la infancia, comienza a desentrañar cómo este misterioso trabajo podría estar vinculado a su pasado.
Aftersun
2022
Avec mélancolie, Sophie se remémore les vacances d’été passées avec son père vingt ans auparavant : les moments de joie partagée, leur complicité, parfois leurs désaccords. Elle repense aussi à ce qui planait au-dessus de ces instants si précieux : la sourde et invisible menace d’un bonheur finissant. Elle tente alors de chercher parmi ces souvenirs des réponses à la question qui l’obsède depuis tant d’années : qui était réellement cet homme qu’elle a le sentiment de ne pas connaître ?
The Babadook
2014
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
One year later, Michael Myers' traumatized young niece is horrified to discover she has a telepathic bond with her evil uncle... and that he is on the way back to Haddonfield to begin the carnage again.
Pearl
2021
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
Smile
2022
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
Palo Alto
2013
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
Short Term 12
2013
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Spencer
2021
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
The Holdovers
2023
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
A Good Person
2023
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.
Anatomy of a Fall
2023
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
The Last Word
2008
An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte, the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Evan has no choice but to lie about his relationship to her late, lamented brother.
The First Omen
2024
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
Girl, Interrupted
1999
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
Prozac Nation
2001
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
A Scanner Darkly
2006
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Running with Scissors
2006
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
Black Swan
2010
The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
Silver Linings Playbook
2012
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
The Skeleton Twins
2014
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.
God Help the Girl
2014
Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a group.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
2015
With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Katniss Everdeen s’est réfugiée dans le District 13 après avoir détruit à jamais l’arène et les Jeux. Sous le commandement de la Présidente Coin, chef du district, et suivant les conseils de ses amis en qui elle a toute confiance, Katniss déploie ses ailes pour devenir le symbole de la rébellion. Elle va se battre pour sauver Peeta et libérer le pays tout entier, à qui son courage a redonné espoir.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Tras vencer en los 74º Juegos del Hambre anuales, la joven Katniss Everdeen y su compañero Peeta Mellark regresan a casa. Atrás dejaron a sus amigos y su familia, teniendo ambos que participar en la 'gira de la victoria' por todos los distritos. Durante ese largo viaje, Katniss se da cuenta de que se está gestando una rebelión, pero en el Capitolio todo sigue igual y bajo estricto control del Presidente Snow, que está organizando los 75º Juegos del Hambre, denominados 'El Vasallaje de los Veinticinco': una competición especial con una inesperada novedad que cambiará Panem para siempre.
The Hunger Games
2012
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
Room
2015
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
Me Before You
2016
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
To the Bone
2017
Ellen, 20 ans, atteinte d'anorexie mentale, entreprend sous la houlette d'un médecin peu conventionnel un voyage poignant mais parfois drôle à la découverte d'elle-même.
A Ghost Story
2017
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
The Tale
2018
Una exploración de la memoria de una mujer cuando ésta se ve obligada a revaluar su primera relación sexual y sus historias basadas en el autoengaño.
At Eternity’s Gate
2018
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
Beautiful Boy
2018
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Honey Boy
2019
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Hereditary
2018
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Rocketman
2019
A trajetória de como o tímido Reginald Dwight (Taron Egerton) se transformou em Elton John, ícone da música pop. Desde a infância complicada, fruto do descaso do pai pela família, sua história de vida é contada através da releitura das músicas do superstar, incluindo a relação do cantor com o compositor e parceiro profissional Bernie Taupin (Jamie Bell) e o empresário e o ex-amante John Reid (Richard Madden).
All The Bright Places
2020
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
Evil Dead
2013
Bad Dreams
1988
Mysterious Skin
2004
Aliens
1986
Santa Sangre
1989
I Saw the TV Glow
2024
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
2010
Books
All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
The Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn
Atrapada en casa, una psicóloga agorafóbica se obsesiona con sus nuevos vecinos... y con resolver el brutal homicidio que observa a través de su ventana.
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
Words on Bathroom Walls
Julia Walton
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.
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
Tras vencer en los 74º Juegos del Hambre anuales, la joven Katniss Everdeen y su compañero Peeta Mellark regresan a casa. Atrás dejaron a sus amigos y su familia, teniendo ambos que participar en la 'gira de la victoria' por todos los distritos. Durante ese largo viaje, Katniss se da cuenta de que se está gestando una rebelión, pero en el Capitolio todo sigue igual y bajo estricto control del Presidente Snow, que está organizando los 75º Juegos del Hambre, denominados 'El Vasallaje de los Veinticinco': una competición especial con una inesperada novedad que cambiará Panem para siempre.
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
Prozac Nation
Elizabeth Wurtzel
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Looking for Alaska
John Green
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
13 Reasons Why
Jay Asher
After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
Normal People
Sally Rooney
Marianne y Connell tejen dentro y fuera de la vida del otro en esta exploración del sexo, el poder y el deseo de amar y ser amado. Adaptación de la novela más vendida de Sally Rooney.
Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Ian Reid
My Heart and Other Black Holes
Jasmine Warga
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
Heartstopper: Volume Four
Alice Oseman
Heartstopper: Volume Three
Alice Oseman
Television
Normal People
2020
Marianne y Connell tejen dentro y fuera de la vida del otro en esta exploración del sexo, el poder y el deseo de amar y ser amado. Adaptación de la novela más vendida de Sally Rooney.
The Fosters
2013-2018
Una multiétnica mezcla de familia de niños adoptivos y biológicos son criados por dos madres.
The Politician
2019-2020
Gosse de riches, Payton est persuadé depuis toujours qu'il sera président. Mais avant la Maison-Blanche, un paysage politique encore plus perfide l'attend : le lycée.
Wandavision
2021
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Maid
2021
Una giovane madre in fuga da un rapporto violento inizia a lavorare come domestica, mentre lotta per mantenere la figlia e costruire un futuro migliore.
13 Reasons Why
2017-2020
After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
Skins
2007-2013
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
Good Trouble
2019-2024
Les premiers pas d'adulte de Callie et de Mariana, deux des enfants adoptifs de la famille Adams Foster, à Los Angeles. Spin-off de la série The Fosters
Fleabag
2016-2019
A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights.
Looking for Alaska
2019
Spinning Out
2020
A figure skating Olympic hopeful struggles to balance love, family and fragile mental health as her dream of winning takes a dizzying hold.
Euphoria
2019-
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Red Band Society
2014-2015
Bambini e adolescenti diventano amici in un ospedale dove sono tutti pazienti. Insieme cercano di sfuggire alla triste realtà per creare il proprio mondo con i propri codici, mentre il personale infermieristico fa del suo meglio per portare loro un po' di felicità ogni giorno. Charlie, in coma da diversi mesi, frequenta intanto impotente il trambusto intorno a lui. Non vede niente, ma sente tutto...
Bates Motel
2013-2017
En esta serie precuela contemporánea de la película "Psicosis", que nos hace un retrato intimo de como se desarrolla la psique de Norman Bates durante sus tiempos de adolescencia
The Haunting of Hill House
2018
Un grupo de hermanos que, cuando eran niños, crecieron en lo que luego se convertiría en la casa embrujada más famosa del país. Ahora adultos, y forzados a volver a estar juntos frente a la tragedia, la familia finalmente debe enfrentarse a los fantasmas de su pasado — algunos de los cuales aún acechan en sus mentes, mientras que otros pueden acechar en las sombras
Sharp Objects
2018
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
American Horror Story: Murder House
2011
Heartstopper
2022-2024
Os adolescentes Charlie e Nick descobrem que são mais que apenas amigos e precisam lidar com as dificuldades da vida escolar e amorosa.
The Wilds
2020-2022
Un groupe d'adolescentes toutes très différentes se retrouvent coincées sur une île, ignorant qu'elles font en réalité l'objet d'une expérimentation sociale très élaborée...
