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psychology movies list

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  • Mary and Max (2009)

    1. Mary and Max

    20091h 32mNot Rated72Metascore
    8.1 (197K)
    In 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.
    DirectorAdam ElliotStarsToni CollettePhilip Seymour HoffmanEric Bana
  • Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    2. Silver Linings Playbook

    20122h 2mR81Metascore
    7.7 (762K)
    After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De Niro
  • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)

    3. Soul

    20201h 40mPG83Metascore
    8.0 (412K)
    Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.
    DirectorsPete DocterKemp PowersStarsJamie FoxxTina FeyGraham Norton
  • Julianne Moore in Still Alice (2014)

    4. Still Alice

    20141h 41mPG-1372Metascore
    7.5 (148K)
    A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
    DirectorsRichard GlatzerWash WestmorelandStarsJulianne MooreAlec BaldwinKristen Stewart
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)

    5. Inside Out

    20151h 35mPG94Metascore
    8.1 (876K)
    After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
    DirectorsPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis Black
  • Lily Collins in To the Bone (2017)

    6. To the Bone

    20171h 47mTV-MA64Metascore
    6.8 (57K)
    A young woman, dealing with anorexia, meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.
    DirectorMarti NoxonStarsRebekah KennedyLily CollinsDana L. Wilson
  • Jennifer Aniston in Cake (2014)

    7. Cake

    20141h 42mR49Metascore
    6.4 (40K)
    The acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
    DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsJennifer AnistonAdriana BarrazaAnna Kendrick
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)

    8. As Good as It Gets

    19972h 19mPG-1367Metascore
    7.7 (330K)
    A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
    DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsJack NicholsonHelen HuntGreg Kinnear
  • Thomas Horn in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

    9. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    20112h 9mPG-1346Metascore
    6.9 (107K)
    A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
    DirectorStephen DaldryStarsThomas HornTom HanksSandra Bullock
  • Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

    10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    20121h 43mPG-1367Metascore
    7.9 (575K)
    Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.
    DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra Miller
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)

    11. Her

    20132h 6mR91Metascore
    8.0 (706K)
    In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett Johansson
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    12. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    13. Fight Club

    19992h 19mR67Metascore
    8.8 (2.5M)
    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat Loaf
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    14. Memento

    20001h 53mR83Metascore
    8.4 (1.4M)
    A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe Pantoliano
  • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

    15. A Beautiful Mind

    20012h 15mPG-1372Metascore
    8.2 (1M)
    A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer Connelly
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

    17. Black Swan

    20101h 48mR79Metascore
    8.0 (864K)
    Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent Cassel
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    18. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • 19. The Milgram Experiment

    200915mShort
    7.6 (35)
    The true story of Dr. Stanley Milgram, a 1950s Yale psychologist who, after researching the holocaust, performed a controversial experiment on the perils of obedience.
    DirectorPaul GibbsStarsRosalie BertrandJustin BruseSteve Davis
  • Glória Pires in Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015)

    20. Nise: The Heart of Madness

    20151h 46mNot Rated
    7.6 (2.7K)
    Based on the true story of Dr. Nise da Silveira, a psychiatrist in Brazil who treated her patients with art instead of electroshock therapy.
    DirectorRoberto BerlinerStarsGlória PiresLuciana FregolenteSimone Mazzer
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    21. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (758K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    22. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    23. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Poetry (2010)

    24. Poetry

    20102h 19mTV-PG87Metascore
    7.8 (14K)
    A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
    DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsYun Jeong-hieLee Da-witKim Hee-ra
  • Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In (2011)

    25. The Skin I Live In

    20112hR70Metascore
    7.6 (175K)
    A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasElena AnayaJan Cornet

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