The best psychological movies with mentally disturbed characters

Of course, any story could be analyzed from different points of view, and each of them totally valid. However, these psychological films have disturbed characters, so mentally complex, that they could look closely and explain where each of the behaviors come from.

Christopher Nolan’s big film debut came in 2000, with ‘Memento, one of the best psychological thriller movies. The story has as its protagonist Guy Pearce, who gives life to Leonard Shelby, one day he witnesses the murder of his wife, but is injured in the accident and his memory is damaged. So now he has to remember every detail of that day to start his revenge. Available on Claro, Lionsgate+ and Amazon Prime Video.

The Truman Show

One of the craziest characters in the movie It was brought to life by Jim Carrey on ‘The Truman Show’. The sci-fi comedy story follows a man who has been deceived his whole life and realizes that everything he has experienced has been a hoax that is part of a TV show. The plot even gave its name to a recently discovered illusion in psychology. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

The silence of the lambs

One of best psychological thrillers of the history of cinema, is in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, based on the homonymous novel by Thomas Harris. It is a story whose central protagonist is the assassin known as Hannibal Lecter, a cannibal who now has to help a police officer catch another criminal. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

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Black Swan

Darren Aronofksy is also one of those many directors who like to get into the most complex crevices of their protagonists’ brains. That’s what ‘Black Swan’ is for, a film starring Natalie Portman, who gives life to a girl obsessed with perfection, and who takes competitiveness as part of a game, in a game that breaks her stability. Star+.

Taxi driver

Martin Scorsese also explored the details of his leads in ‘Taxi Driver’, an undeniable classic of cinema. Robert de Niro gave life to Travis Bickle, a man who returned from the war who begins to develop post-traumatic stress insomnia, and to avoid it he dedicates himself to being a taxi driver at night to find serenity. Available on Netflix.

American history X

Finally, a story that would be worthy of analysis by any psychologist or student of the same subject, “American History X”. The plot of this film follows a neo-Nazi who is released from prison and tries to stop his younger brother from going through the same path of hate and criminality that he went through when he was younger. Available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.