List of movies
The following list of resources may be useful for teachers looking for movies with psychological themes. A range of conditions are explored such as amnesia, brain washing, dissociative identity disorder and more.
50 First Dates (2004) Comedy
A Beautiful Mind (2001) Drama
A Clockwork Orange (1971) Science Fiction
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Drama
Adaptation (2002) Comedy/Action
Amelie (2001) Comedy/Romance
American Beauty (1999) Comedy/Drama
As Good As It Gets (1997) Romance
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Drama/War/Biography
Copycat (1995) Suspense/Thriller
Don Juan Demarco (1995) Drama
Donnie Darko (2001) Drama
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) Horror
Feardotcom (2002) Thriller/Horror
Fearless (1993) Drama
Fight Club (1999) Drama/Suspense
Forrest Gump (1994) Fantasy
Girl, Interrupted (1999) Drama
Gothika (2004) Suspense
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002) Drama
I Am Sam (2001) Drama
I, Robot (2004)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Comedy/Drama
Matchstick Men (2003) Comedy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Drama
One Hour Photo (2002)
Panic Room (2002) Drama/Suspense
Psycho (1960) Horror/Thriller
Rain Man (1993) Drama
Shine (1996) Biography/Drama
Spellbound (1945) Thriller
The Aviator (2004) Drama/Biography
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Drama/Suspense
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Comedy
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Drama
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Drama
White Oleander (2002) Drama