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27 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Fatal Attraction. 1987 1h 59m R. 6.9 (99K) Rate. 67 Metascore. A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. Director Adrian Lyne Stars Michael Douglas Glenn Close Anne Archer. 2. Silver Linings Playbook. 2012 2h 2m R. 7.7 (746K) Rate. 81 Metascore.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is a science-fiction romantic comedy/drama that focuses on the relationship between introverted and anxious Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and free-spirit Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet).
- Wreck-It Ralph’ “Wreck-It Ralph” is a 2012 Disney movie that follows arcade game character Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly), who is tired of always being the “bad guy” in his game when compared to the beloved Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer).
- Girl, Interrupted’ “Girl, Interrupted” is set in the 1960s and follows Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder), a woman diagnosed with borderline personality disorder during her stay in a psychiatric hospital following her suicide attempt.
- Welcome to Me’ “Welcome to Me” is a 2014 comedy-drama that follows Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), a woman diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who wins the lottery and uses the funds to create a talk show about herself.
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Fatal Attraction
- Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
- Girl, Interrupted
- Prozac Nation
- Single White Female
- Monster
- One Hour Photo
- American Psycho
In the film Silver Linings Playbook, Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) suffers from bipolar disorder. Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence) is thought by many in the film to have BPD. Her diagnosis is not explicit, but Lawrence’s character displays many borderline personality symptoms. The pair find themselves in a relationship and are criticized, at lea...
Fatal Attractionis a thriller that follows the experience of Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) after he has an adulterous one-night-stand with Alex Forrest (Glen Close). Forrest feels put off by Gallagher’s refusal to continue the affair and has a mental break, stalking him, threatening, being violent in one moment and desperately depressed in anothe...
In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) opts to have her memories of her boyfriend Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) erased by a medical procedure after they have a difficult breakup. Barish does the same and the film unravels as the pair, tragically, begin to forget about each other. Clementine’s character is consider...
Girl, Interruptedis a period film set in the 1960s that follows Susana Kaysen (Winona Ryder) who is hospitalized for BPD, after attempting suicide. While in the hospital, Kaysen meets Lisa Rowe (Angelina Jolie), another patient who portrays more of the violent and dangerous aspects of BPD. In the film, Kaysen must decide whether or not to try and h...
Based on a bestselling novel of the same name, the film Prozac Nationfollows young Elizabeth Wurtzel (Christina Ricci) to her first year at Harvard, and her ensuing struggle with mental illness. Though Wurtzel’s diagnosis is depression, her unstable identity, troubled relationships, impulsive behavior, fear of abandonment, and substance abuse are a...
In the thriller film, Single White Female, Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) takes on a new roommate, Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh). The new roommates quickly develop a relationship, but with the return of Jones’s ex-boyfriend, Carlson begins exhibiting BPD symptoms: fear of abandonment, impulsiveness, and attempting, sometimes violently, to tak...
The film Monsteris based on the real-life story of Aileen Wournos (Charlize Theron), a former prostitute who is diagnosed with BPD and turns into a serial killer, killing seven men between 1989 and 1990. Her diagnosis is thought to have contributed to her unstable, destructive and violent behavior.
After years of developing photos for community members, Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) grows obsessed with the potential infidelity of one of his customer’s husbands in the movie, One Hour Photo. Parrish’s fragile mental health breaks as he starts to believe he must do something about the situation. The thriller follows this character’s unpredictable,...
Set in 1987 New York City, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is young, handsome, and successful in the world of finance in American Psycho. His second life, however, is that of a gruesome serial killer. Many of Bateman’s behaviors point to BPD, but the film is also a metaphor for the shallow, money-grubbing hedonism that was often celebrated in what...
- Prozac Nation (2001) Prozac Nation is a film taken from the chaotic and troubled life of Elizabeth Wurtzel, who wrote a book by the same name at 27 years old.
- Thirteen (2003) An intense and often graphic drama, the film Thirteen follows two troubled teenage girls, both of whom come from extremely dysfunctional families.
- Fatal Attraction (1987) Now something of a cult classic, actress Glen Close plays the lead character of Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction. In the film, she has a one-night fling with the married Dan Gallagher, who is played by Michael Douglas.
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Actor Bradley Cooper stars in Silver Linings Playbook as Pat Solitano, a man suffering from bipolar disorder who has recently been released from the hospital because of his mental health.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 3.3 out of 4 stars. From Michel Gondry, starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne.
- Downfall (2004) 3.3 out of 4 stars. From Oliver Hirschbiegel, starring Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler. Rated R.
- Gone Girl (2014) 3.2 out of 4 stars. From David Fincher, starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry. Rated R. Gone Girl is a psychological thriller directed by David Fincher and based on the novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn.
- Mulholland Drive (2001) 3.2 out of 4 stars. From David Lynch, starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates. Rated R. Mulholland Drive is a surreal neo-noir mystery drama film written and directed by David Lynch.
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 46 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Shame. 2011 1h 41m NC-17. 7.2 (207K) Rate. 72 Metascore. A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay. Director Steve McQueen Stars Michael Fassbender Carey Mulligan James Badge Dale. 2. Betty Blue.
BORDERLINE, the 2016 documentary on BPD. This documentary film attempts to show what it feels like to have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through the lived experience of one woman with the diagnosis.
