Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mental-patient"

1. Shutter Island (2010)

R | 138 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 1,457,514 | Gross: $128.01M

2. Babylon (I) (2022)

R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 167,752

3. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

R | 128 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves

Votes: 238,518 | Gross: $82.52M

4. Identity (2003)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes

Votes: 267,310 | Gross: $52.16M

5. Lifeforce (1985)

R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay

Votes: 29,483 | Gross: $11.60M

6. Return to Oz (1985)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

Director: Walter Murch | Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie

Votes: 30,369

7. From Hell (2001)

R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.

Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane

Votes: 164,245 | Gross: $31.60M

8. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

PG | 107 min | Drama, Horror

Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor

Votes: 40,549

9. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.

Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover

Votes: 70,074

10. The Turning (2020)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."

Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Barbara Marten

Votes: 16,155

11. Thoroughbreds (2017)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.

Director: Cory Finley | Stars: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks

Votes: 46,428 | Gross: $2.83M

12. Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

PG | 94 min | Horror

An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magical powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl and strange things start to happen.

Directors: Seth Holt, Michael Carreras | Stars: Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden

Votes: 3,804

13. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

R | 79 min | Horror, Thriller

Little Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18 and out of the orphanage, and he has just become Santa himself.

Director: Charles E. Sellier Jr. | Stars: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson

Votes: 18,816 | Gross: $2.49M

14. The Last Client (2022)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The intense relationship between a psychotherapist and her dangerous new client.

Director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund | Stars: Signe Egholm Olsen, Anton Hjejle, Dan Zahle, Sara Fanta Traore

Votes: 1,968

15. The Chosen (1977)

R | 105 min | Horror

Robert's in charge of constructing a nuclear power plant in the Middle East. Will it be instrumental in prophecies of antichrist's apocalypse?

Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle

Votes: 1,605

16. Asylum (I) (1972)

PG | 88 min | Horror

In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Syms, Peter Cushing

Votes: 8,181

17. Drácula (1931)

Unrated | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.

Director: George Melford | Stars: Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, Pablo Álvarez Rubio

Votes: 5,105

18. Old Boyfriends (1979)

R | 103 min | Drama

When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out the former boyfriends who left the biggest impacts on her life, mostly in negative ways.

Director: Joan Tewkesbury | Stars: Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, John Belushi, Keith Carradine

Votes: 600

19. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

R | 86 min | Comedy

When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big-budget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Eric Idle

Votes: 3,771 | Gross: $0.05M

20. The Enforcer (1951)

Approved | 87 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.

Directors: Bretaigne Windust, Raoul Walsh | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane

Votes: 5,645

21. Repeat Performance (1947)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, Virginia Field, Tom Conway

Votes: 1,956

22. Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war (2023)

116 min | Comedy, Drama

Joachim Meyerhoff's autobiographical recollections include his childhood and teenager years living on the premises of a psychiatric clinic, his father being the director of the child and adolescent ward.

Director: Sonja Heiss | Stars: Arsseni Bultmann, Laura Tonke, Devid Striesow, Pola Geiger

Votes: 460

23. Trick or Treats (1982)

R | 91 min | Horror

A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's deranged father has escaped from an asylum and is planning on making a visit.

Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Jacqueline Giroux, Peter Jason, Chris Graver, David Carradine

Votes: 1,528

24. The Amityville Asylum (2013)

88 min | Horror

Lisa Templeton begins a new job as a cleaner at High Hopes Hospital, a mental institution in Amityville, Long Island. Initially delighted to get the job, Lisa soon realises that all is not as it seems.

Director: Andrew Jones | Stars: Sophia Del Pizzo, Lee Bane, Jared Morgan, Eileen Daly

Votes: 1,486

25. Case 63 (2022 Podcast Series)

Documentary, Sci-Fi, Thriller

New York psychiatrist Dr. Eliza Knight (Academy Award winner Julianne Moore) begins treating a patient registered as Case 63 (Emmy nominee Oscar Isaac) who claims to be from the year 2062.

Stars: Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Zoe Winters, Arian Moayed

Votes: 267

26. Jungle Woman (1944)

Approved | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Paula the ape woman (Acquanetta) is alive and well, and running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher (J. Carrol Naish), also reverting to her true gorilla form every once in a while to kill somebody.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier

Votes: 547

27. Mädät omenat (2021– )

44 min | Drama, Mystery

In the 70s, a student activist is committed to a sanatorium .Forced to participate in an experimental treatment for women, she fights back against the program and the methods of her doctor.

Stars: Satu Tuuli Karhu, Santeri Kinnunen, Sonja Kuittinen, Armi Toivanen

Votes: 270

28. The Terror of Doctor Mabuse (1962)

88 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

German Police Inspector Lohmann investigates a string of crimes resembling Dr. Mabuse's M.O. but Mabuse is in Professor Polland's care inside an insane asylum.

Director: Werner Klingler | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Senta Berger, Helmut Schmid, Charles Regnier

Votes: 608

29. Pervertissima (1972)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Bold and sultry Françoise gets hired by a magazine to lead investigations in the mysterious world of sex. Until she gets caught in the web of sadistic Dr. Vilard, who runs a very strange mental institution...

Director: Jean-Louis van Belle | Stars: Maelle Pertuzo, Albert Simono, Charles Buhr, Nadia Samir

Votes: 75

30. Den svavelgula himlen (2021)

120 min | Drama

In the 70s lower class Frej becomes close with upper class Stella when they are teens but their relationship is harder to sustain during the ensuing decades.

Director: Claes Olsson | Stars: Nicke Lignell, Linda Zilliacus, Görel Ahlnäs, Mikko Ahonen

Votes: 129

31. The Mad Hatter (1940)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In the prologue, the audience is introduced to Maisie, a typical office girl. Her job begins at 8:30 AM, but she has set her alarm clock for 8:25 AM. So she has a hectic time of dressing up... See full summary »

Director: Sid Marcus | Stars: Mel Blanc, John Wald

Votes: 198

32. Kawaii Akuma (1982 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama, Horror

Ryoko visits brother-in-law Koji to recover from her time at a mental hospital. But she becomes increasingly convinced that Koji's eight year old niece Alice was responsible for her sister Fuyuko's death. Several horrific deaths follow.

Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Kumiko Akiyoshi, Ranbô Minami, Miyoko Akaza, Makoto Satô

Votes: 93

33. Basag ang pula (1984)

Crime, Drama, Horror

THIS SUSPENSE-THRILLER MOVE IS ABOUT A MAN WHO BECOMES PSYCHOLOGICALLY WARPED AFTER HE IS ABUSED AND BRUTALIZED,

Director: Ben Yalung | Stars: Ace Vergel, Snooky Serna, Liza Lorena, Armida Siguion-Reyna

Votes: 16

34. Beloved Beast (2018)

R | 173 min | Horror

A young girl befriends a dangerous escaped mental patient after the death of her parents.

Director: Jonathan Holbrook | Stars: Sanae Loutsis, Jonathan Holbrook, Joy Yaholkovsky, Elizabeth Rhoades

Votes: 196

35. Life on the Psych Ward (2016 TV Special)

60 min | Documentary, Crime

The UKs Forensic Services wards are among the most dangerous places to work. This is the first time cameras have been allowed inside.

Director: Guy King

36. Halloween '63 (2023)

11 min | Short, Crime, Horror

The year is 1963, little Michael Myers and his older sister Judith have just arrived home from trick or treating. As they get settled for the night, the phone rings.

Director: Lorenzo P. Adams | Stars: Mari Blake, Holdyn Humphries, Emma Lynn Morgan, Sean O'Shea

Votes: 19

37. Radio tulee hulluksi (1952)

95 min | Comedy, Thriller

The ambitious radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori (Hannes Häyrinen) is disappointed when ordered to report on an agricultural show in Mäntsälä. He convinces his superior to let him report using... See full summary »

Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Hannes Häyrinen, Ritva Arvelo, Uljas Kandolin, Kaarlo Halttunen

Votes: 62

38. New England Horror Hosts Takeover (2023 TV Special)

Comedy, Horror

On the 4th of July, New England horror hosts take over The Monster Channel and cast a strange spell, which affects all of the other hosts throughout the country in this special TV marathon.

Director: Frank Wilmoth | Stars: Marty Caron, John Dobrydnio, Danielle Gelehrter, Evan Davis

39. Delirium (V) (2019)

11 min | Short

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Director: Petr Dvorák | Stars: Jaromír Nosek, Ivana Wojtylová, Anna Drvotová, Evan Herzmann

40. Katrina Velarde, Yumi Lacsamana, Nicole Omillo: Tililing (2021 Music Video)

Short, Music

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Stars: Katrina Velarde, Yumi Lacsamana, Nicole Omillo, Rez Cortez

41. Coronet Blue (1967)
Episode: Where You from and What You Done? (1967)

60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In North Carolina, Alden is befriended by a cheery, ditzy blonde aspiring folk singer. Her imaginative fabrications gradually become strange and sinister, and he's forced to find out who she is.

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Frank Converse, Laura Devon, Vincent Gardenia, Martha Greenhouse

Votes: 14

42. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
Episode: The Demon Hand (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

As Derek Reese recovers from his injuries, Sarah attempts to retrieve the severed Terminator hand and Cameron tracks down Dmitri Shipkov. Meanwhile FBI agent James Ellison pays a visit to Dr. Silberman to learn more about Sarah's past.

Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones

Votes: 1,101

43. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Short Fuse (2022)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

When a terminally ill inmate escapes from a hospital determined to settle old scores before he dies, SWAT must team up with a longtime rival of Hicks to protect the fugitive's targets. Also... See full summary »

Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson

Votes: 267

44. Lucifer (2016–2021)
Episode: God Johnson (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

When a grisly murder takes place at an insane asylum, the prime suspect calls himself God. Lucifer, unsure this may be his father, tries to find the real killer.

Director: Sherwin Shilati | Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside

Votes: 4,560