Movies About Mental Hospitals

From Milos Forman, starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Rated R

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an Academy Award-winning drama directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the film follows the experiences of a criminal named Randle McMurphy (Nicholson) who is transferred from a prison to a mental institution for evaluation. He challenges the authoritarian rule of the hospital's oppressive Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) and ultimately inspires the other patients to stand up for their rights. Through his rebellion and friendship, McMurphy helps the other inmates learn to value themselves and ultimately gives them the courage to make their own decisions. The film ultimately serves as a powerful statement against the institutionalization of patients and a call for greater freedom and respect for those in psychiatric care.

From Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
Rated R

"Shutter Island", directed by Martin Scorsese, follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), as they travel to a remote island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the disappearance of a patient from the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane. As their investigation progresses, Teddy discovers that the hospital is hiding dark secrets and he is drawn into a terrifying web of intrigue and mystery. The two Marshals must battle their own inner demons as they fight to uncover the truth of what happened on Shutter Island.

From Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker
Rated Approved

Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 psychological thriller directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Katharine Hepburn. The film is based on a play by Tennessee Williams and follows Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) as she struggles to tell the truth about her cousin Sebastian's death. Catherine is being pressured by her aunt Violet (Katharine Hepburn) and Dr. Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift) to succumb to a lobotomy in exchange for financial gain. As Catherine shares her memories of Sebastian's death, Dr. Cukrowicz is left to decide if she is telling the truth or if her memories are a result of her mental illness. Ultimately, he decides that her memory is true and that Violet is at fault for Sebastian's death.The film is a suspenseful exploration of truth and of the lengths people will go to escape it.

From Iain Softley, starring Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard
Rated PG-13

From James Mangold, starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy
Rated R

From Philip Kaufman, starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
Rated R

From John Maybury, starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson
Rated R

From Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, starring Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Dana DeVestern
Rated PG-13

From Andrey Konchalovskiy, starring Yuliya Vysotskaya, Sultan Islamov, Bryan Adams, Evgeniy Mironov
Rated R

From Bille August, starring Hilary Swank, Helena Bonham Carter, Johan Heldenbergh, Cynthia Hoppenfeld
Rated PG-13

From William Peter Blatty, starring Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders
Rated R

From Brad Anderson, starring Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson
Rated PG-13

From Roy Ward Baker, starring Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Syms, Peter Cushing
Rated PG

From Bruno Dumont, starring Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent, Jessica Errero, Daniele
Rated Not Rated

From Brad Anderson, starring David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Paul Guilfoyle, Josh Lucas
Rated R

From Steven Soderbergh, starring Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple
Rated R

From Paul Schrader, starring Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Cristian Motiu, Derek Jacobi
Rated R

From Jon Avnet, starring Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Bradley Whitford, Walton Goggins
Rated R

From Alexandre Aja, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce
Rated R

From Directors: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers, starring Ben Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir
Rated Not Rated

From Zack Snyder, starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone
Rated PG-13

From Eriq La Salle, starring Michael Beach, Ronny Cox, Sinbad, Jane Carr
Rated R

From Mathieu Kassovitz, starring Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton
Rated R

From William Malone, starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Peter Gallagher
Rated R

From David Lee Fisher, starring Judson Pearce Morgan, Daamen J. Krall, Doug Jones, Lauren Birkell
Rated Not Rated