Mental Breakdown Movies

Edgar finds himself in the middle of a cafe robbery, but little by little he discovers that there is more to it than meets the eye.

On vacation in Stockholm, a teenage daughter is left wandering the city alone when her mother suffers from a sudden mental breakdown. Coming of age...

This compelling film represents a rare record of an original genius. In Jung on Film, the pioneering psychologist tells us about his collaboration...

Haunted by the scars of childhood bullying, JJ is a young man trying to outrun the anger and isolation that have followed him into adulthood. Pushing...

After a tragic accident Grace is lost and alone in the Smoky Mountains. Grace's struggle for survival is made more complicated by her troubled past....

For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children. Many parents still view...

Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.

A drug-addicted alcoholic shaves his head, yells at his housemate, gets fired, and ODs. It's a comedy.

Before an important interview, Sylvie stops to rest in a small park. But when an anxiety attack overwhelms her, this ordinary place gradually takes...

A husband with a brain disorder that affects his long-term/ short-term memories recounts his marriage & discovers why it’s ending.

17-year-old Sami has an accident which resulted in him reluctantly sent to closed psychiatric hospital. Sami refuses to speak or show his feelings,...

A 1977 short based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story of a woman's mental breakdown.

A farmer faces the aftermath of a destructive typhoon and struggles to cope with climate change that deeply affected his family, leading to a twist...

Nicholas is a boy with severe mental problems. During a night of celebration, because of a joke, his madness will explode causing a massacre.

A portrait of man dealing with himself on a rainy day. Part realistic, part expressionist.

After a long exhausting day, a young man returns to his apartment expecting just another ordinary night, only to find himself trapped inside a...

John, his wife Emily and their small son Edward leave the city for what they believe will be a brief foray to the countryside to claim John's...

As reality and nightmare begin to bleed into each other, a man falls apart inside the loop of his own ordinary day.

He really likes Poughkeepsie Crispies. Maybe too much. A darkly funny, minimalist loop of repetition, ritual, and barely-hinged performance.