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Aug 14, 2023 · The theme of trauma has been beautifully explored in cinema by so many competent filmmakers, showing us that more people around us suffer from trauma or PTSD than we might first expect. Here are our picks for the best movies about trauma and PTSD that shed light on this tough but important subject. 15. Gran Torino (2008)
May 15, 2024 · In this extensive and varied collection of movies centering on trauma and its aftermath, we aim to give our readers a deeper understanding of PTSD through the eyes of film directors, screenwriters, and actors.
Jun 7, 2023 · Here are 8 Movies About PTSD. 1. Mystic River (2003) Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon star in Mystic River, a PTSD film directed by Clint Eastwood, which is based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane.
Jun 24, 2014 · Here’s a List of 10 Films About PTSD. 1. The Deer Hunter (1978) This is a heart-wrenching and gritty film about four friends from a working-class town in Pennsylvania who enlist and leave for the Vietnam War. Three of the friends are captured and held in a brutal POW camp. Though they manage to survive, they are separated.
But not all the memorable cinematic cases of PTSD were related to some hellish memory of a best friend being blown to pieces in Danang or Okinawa... many critically acclaimed movies dealt with non-veteran or military characters suffering from traumas (though some were war-related).
1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Approved | 170 min | Drama, Romance, War. 8.1. Rate. 93 Metascore. Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Jul 3, 2022 · 8 Best PTSD Movies of All Time. Sai Hemanth. Updated July 3, 2022. While PTSD is a very serious and life changing mental state, there’s no denying that with all the darkness and realism involved with this phenomenon, it’s an area that’s prone to cinematic exploration.
