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Mental Illness
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The Butcher BoyThe Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
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Numbingly grim drama about Francie Brady, an Irish boy in a dysfunctional family who descends into mental illness and wreaks havoc on the person he believes is responsible for his problems.
Inside OutInside Out by Terry Trueman
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Suspense novel from the author of 'Stuck in Neutral' narrated by Zach Wahhsted, a schizophrenic 16-year-old caught in a hostage crisis.
Kissing Doorknobs (Laurel-Leaf Books)Kissing Doorknobs (Laurel-Leaf Books) by Terry Spencer Hesser
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In this accurate but dicdactic novel, Tara Sullivan hears the rhyme "Step on a crack, break your mother's back," and finds herself trapped in an obsessive-compulsive hell. She counts cracks in the side walk constantly in fear of her mother's back being broken. No one- not her baffled father, abusive mother, or protective sister realizes she has OCD.
Like a ThornLike a Thorn by Clara Vidal
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Short novel about a girl named Melie's life and her struggles her emotionally abusive mother and debilitating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Translated from French.
Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice by Janet Tashjian
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All her teenage life,14-year-old Monica Devon has been a anagram expert and an obsessive-compulsive worrier. One day she creates Multiple Choice, a word game she uses to force spontaneity into her existance and make herself more likable to her peers and family. That's when her life begins to fall apart...
Not As Crazy As I SeemNot As Crazy As I Seem by George Harrar
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Lighter look at Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder through the eyes of Devon Brown, a boy with OCD starting at a new school.
As Good As It GetsAs Good As It Gets
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Romantic comedy-drama chronicling the humanization of Melvin, An obnoxious writer with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder who spends his life avoiding cracks and verbally abusing everybody. Film is primarily about his changing relationships with a soft-spoken gay neighbor and stressed waitress.
Benny and JoonBenny and Joon
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Benny has spent his life caring for his mentally ill sister Joon. He wants to leave Joon alone as little as possible. A psychiatrist pressures Benny to put her in a home, but he refuses. One day Joon loses a bet and the two of them are forced to take the winner's cousin. Benny's not pleased, but he agrees and eccentric Sam joins the house.
Day of the Wacko (Dzien Swira)Day of the Wacko (Dzien Swira)
Excruciatingly slow foriegn film about a resentful middle-aged man with Obsessive-Compulive DIrorder. Think "As Good as it Gets," but no romance,little comic relief, and little character development.
Girl, InterruptedGirl, Interrupted
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Film adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir about spending time in a 60's mental institution after a suicide a attempt and a friendship with Lisa, a manipulitive sociopath.
KeaneKeane
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Taut independent drama about a possibly mentally ill man searching for his missing daughter. Well-acted but difficult to figure out.
Lars and the Real GirlLars and the Real Girl
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Quirky drama about a withdrawn young man who believes that a sex doll is real and his girlfriend. Despite the premise, it's more about general relationships than sex at all.
The Living and the DeadThe Living and the Dead
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James is a disturbed young man who lives with his parents in an English mansion. When his father goes away on business, he leaves his son with his dying wife and hires a nurse to look after them. James wants to prove to his parents that he's capable of taking care of his mum, so he locks the nurse out. Off his meds and alone with her, he loses control and things fall apart.
Manic (2001)Manic (2001)
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Drama about a group of troubled teens in a mental hospital, including an aggressive young man and a teenage pedophile.
NumbNumb
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Hudson suffers from Depersonalization Disorder, a condition in which the one feels detached from reality, as if seeing a film of someone else's life. He goes to see a psychiatrist, but it does nothing to soothe his issues. He degenerates, and suffers from stretches in a dreamlike state. As his life begins to fall apart, several things happen that get him to try to live again.
One Hour Photo (Widescreen Edition)One Hour Photo (Widescreen Edition)
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Thriller about a disturbed, lonely man who becomes obsessed with a young family he works with as a photographer.
Running With ScissorsRunning With Scissors
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Adaptation of Augusten Burrough's bizarre memoir, telling the story of a teenage gay boy whose bipolar mother gives him up to her insane psychiatrist.
ShineShine
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Excellent biopic of Austrailian pianist David Helfgott, his abusive childhood, and struggle with Schizophrenia.