7 highly rated movies about mental hospitals
7. "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" / 싸이보그지만 괜찮아
- 2006
- Republic of Korea
- Drama, melodrama, comedy
- Director: Park Chan-wook
- Starring: Im Soo-jung, Lee Ji-hyun, Lee Ji-hyun, Lee Ji-hyun, Kim Do-yeon
- IMDb Rating: 7.0
Young-goonn (Young-goon) lives with her mentally unhealthy grandmother. She believes that she is a mouse, not a human being, and therefore eats only radishes. When her grandmother is taken to a mental hospital, Young-goon finds her false jaw. The heroine then begins to think that she is a cyborg, and it is her mission to deliver the dentures to her grandmother. Soon after her grandmother, Young-goon also finds herself in a psychiatric hospital. In the next room is a patient who has learned about Young-goonn's problem and wants to help her.
The movie was directed by Park Chan-wook, the creator of "Oldboy" (2003), which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
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6. "The Jacket"
- 2005
- USA, Germany
- Thriller, fiction, detective, drama
- Director: John Maybury
- Starring: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) is a veteran of the Gulf War. After being wounded in the head, he returns to his native Vermont, but what happened makes himself aware of the attacks of amnesia. Eventually Jack realizes that he has been rejected by everyone. In the end he is accused of murder and sent to a mental hospital, where he is made a lab rat. The hero is given a couple of injections, put in a straitjacket and placed in the basement. Jack immerses himself in hallucinations and contemplates the future. Through mind games, he meets the unfortunate Jackie (Keira Knightley) and learns from her that he has only four days to live. Now Jack is looking for an opportunity to cheat fate.
"A wonderful movie. The plot, the acting - everything is top notch) Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley are very cool here)", — SleepyFox
"Great movie, I rewatch it with pleasure", — Sibilla29
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5. "Manic"
- 2001
- USA
- Drama
- Director: Jordan Melamed
- Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Maggie Baird, Don Cheadle, Blayne Weaver
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
Lyle Jensen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has sudden and violent seizures, causing him to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Northwoods for treatment. Several other young men with multiple serious problems are also there. Lyle is forced to communicate with them, as well as with the clinic staff, who do not always treat people humanely. The psychological problems of the patients are in direct correlation with the ills of the society that surrounds them.
Most of the secondary characters in "Manic" are teenagers who were actually treated at the clinic for depression.
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4. "Girl, Interrupted"
- 1999
- USA, Germany
- Drama, biography
- Director: James Mangold
- Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Brittany Murphy, Clea DuVall
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
Susanna (Winona Ryder) decided to end her life and chugged aspirin with a bottle of vodka. After this reckless act, she is sent to a locked mental institution. There she meets Lisa (Angelina Jolie), an aggressive sociopath. Their further life is full of events and emotions. The girls bring each other to a nervous breakdown, then provoke other patients to fatal acts.
The movie is based on the autobiography of the real Susanna Kaysen, who was treated in 1967. Angelina Jolie won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in "Girl, Interrupted".
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3. "K-PAX"
- 2001
- USA, Germany
- Fantasy, drama, detective
- Director: Iain Softley
- Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges) is a psychiatrist at the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute who successfully cures the mentally ill. He is visited by a strange man named prot (Kevin Spacey) who claims to have come from the planet K-PAX. For Mark's work in the institute is rather routine, so he looks at the new patient with the professional softness of a psychiatrist: not many aliens among the sick. But soon the new patient gives the doctor a reason to change his mind.
"I liked it very much. Experienced pleasure while watching it. Thoughtful yes of course", — spartak25.
"Great movie for its time", — centik.
"What an awesome movie", — Gotik14.
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2. "Shutter Island"
- 2009
- USA
- Thriller, detective, drama
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
In the fall of 1954, U.S. Marshals Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are sent to Shutter Island near Boston to investigate the disappearance of infanticide Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), who has escaped from the Ashecliffe Asylum for the Criminally Insane. The asylum is heavily guarded, with 42 patients housed in the regular buildings, and another 24 mentally ill and particularly dangerous individuals inside a former military fort converted into the asylum's third building. During the investigation, Daniels feels himself starting to go insane, recalling strange dreams and unfamiliar names.
"Stumbled across the excerpts so many times and always remained interested, and when I watched it I realized why. The movie is wonderful. The ending is wordlessly gorgeous. There is something to look at, something to listen to, and most importantly something to think about", — child_bluda.
"DiCaprio has a lot of good movies, but damn - this work is the most memorable for me! It's a terrific movie, the ending of which lingers in my head for a long time afterward. I must have watched it about six years ago, and I still remember most of the movie, I should rewatch it", — SidRaccoon.
"Cool movie, though it's a little hard to watch in the middle. But definitely one of those cases when you want to revisit the movie. I especially want to praise the visual part. Shooting and post-production are unparalleled", — Irish_Ethan.
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1. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
- 1975
- USA
- Drama
- Director: Miloš Forman
- Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, Brad Dourif, William Redfield
- IMDb Rating: 8.7
In an attempt to avoid imprisonment, Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) pretends to be insane and ends up in a hospital for the mentally ill. The cruel orders imposed by nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher) horrify him, as does the fact that most of the patients obey and accept these rules. He begins to fight against the harsh conditions of life in the asylum.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is the first movie in film history to earn five Oscars and as many Golden Globes in all major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Actor, Best Screenplay. The tape played an important role in the careers of the artists employed in it. Jack Nicholson received the first Oscar. The picture opened to the world of actors Mildred, Vincent, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd. For Louise Fletcher, the role was actually the only starring role and the only Oscar nomination of her career.
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Awakening https://myshows.me/movie/74227/
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Это очень забавная история (США, 2010)
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На краю (Ирландия, 2001)
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If anyone wants to watch: the film was released only on DVD, there is still no blu-ray. Although the Internet Archive suddenly has a 1080p version (English, without subtitles). In this quality, the film is not available either on streaming or in torrents, it is unclear where it came from. At the same time, it seems that it is only there.
"Island of the Damned" and "Flying over the Cuckoo's Nest" are the most favorite of these for me, I have watched them many times already🙈
+ maybe "Gothic" 2003 with Halle Berry and Robert Downey Jr.
Thanks to her, I remembered the wonderful director Chang Wook Park, I haven't watched any of his films for a long time