The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
A young man with a mental condition struggles to understand the world.
Tag: Mental illness
Next to Normal
A bright uplifting musical theater views of mental illness.
Top Girls
Historical women and modern problems weave together to tell a larger story.
Gloria
Work place tragedy turns into publishing gold.
Of Mice and Men
Two drifters run into serious trouble in the Central Valley during depression era California.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A petty criminal tries to serve his sentence on the mental ward and gets a lobotomy for his trouble.
The Voice of the Moon
A metal patient leaves the asylum and enters a colorful fantasy world in Federico Fellini’s little seen last film.
Ben X
An autistic young man finds solace in computer gaming and wreaks ironic vengeance on his tormentors.
Super XX Man
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