Today we have prepared for you a rating of twenty best and most interesting psychologically powerful films in the history of cinema.
Many psychological films that have been included in it have for many years enjoyed deserved fame from more than one generation of viewers.
This list of films will be interesting both to those who are interested in psychology and to those who simply love interesting and high-quality psychological cinema. So, let's begin!
20. Remember
A surprisingly strong and exciting story of a man who, as a result of an attack on him and an injury, refused to have a short-term memory, and now he can keep only the content of the last few minutes in his head. In this state, he goes in search of the attackers who killed his wife ...
Famous director Christopher Nolan shot this stunning film (among his other outstanding works are the films The Beginning, Prestige and The Dark Knight).
19. Flying over the cuckoo's nest
The classic 1975 film directed by Milos Forman talks about Randal McMurphy - a criminal who decided to imitate mental disorder in order to end up in a mental hospital rather than in prison. In the psychiatric hospital, his restless and rebellious spirit rises against the super-ordered and ruthless medical machine ...
The film became a real revelation of that time, received 5 Oscars, including as the best film of the year, and became a real crown of the career of the gorgeous Jack Nicholson.
18. Black Swan
18. Black SwanThe Black Swan is an unusual and gloomy story about a rising ballet star (played by Natalie Portman).
Nobody gets fame and success just like that, and the heroine of the film needs to donate much more than she expects to dance the Swan Lake flawlessly ...
17. Reaching out to heaven
This is an amazing story about two people dying of cancer who, in the few days and hours they have left, want to take from life all that they did not dare to receive in previous years.
They are hijacking a car with a million German marks and embarking on everything serious, trying to have time to do as much as possible before death interrupts their lives and their so short, but amazing friendship ...
One of the main roles in this wonderful movie was played by German actor Til Schweiger.
16. Rain man
This film is incredibly popular for obvious reasons. Many are interested in dramatic stories about people with mental and mental disabilities, especially those who are unprotected and vulnerable.
The Rain Man is just about a middle-aged autist who finds himself in a kind of trap conceived by his younger brother. With anxiety and feelings, the viewer will be able to observe the development of the relationship of the mercenary young slacker with his special brother. Will they be able to learn something useful from each other?
15. Pay another
The touching American family motion picture reminds viewers that you should do disinterested kind deeds more often, and then your good will surely return to you. Are people able to appreciate their participation? And what should learn to render
Throughout the film, you will see how successful or erroneous this initiative of a small schoolboy Trevor will be and how it will affect the life of his family.
The melodrama "Pay another" came out in 2000, and recently the main idea was borrowed from it in the Indian film "Long Live Victory!" (2014).
14. Temple Grandin
The biographical picture is devoted to the outstanding and now living autism. Thanks to the invaluable support of the mother, whose relations were long and painful, Grandin made a significant breakthrough for his generation and became the social symbol that is not needed by not very healthy people.
It is also a film about invention, a spark of excitement in the search for creative technical solutions, self-knowledge, self-education and self-education, about the struggle for gender equality in some areas. The achievements of Grandin are equally significant both as women in the field of the traditionally male profession, and as a person with a non-standard mental state who defended his rights to study and work.
13. Looking for a friend for the end of the world
This melodramatic film is about cute and touching cranks Penny and Dodge, who are almost the only ones who are still able to think about something romantic and abstract, not base, against the background of general panic before the end of the world.
Accidentally met, this strange couple shortly before the end of mortal life is planning an unusual trip.
The film "Looking for a friend at the end of the world" (2001) can be attributed to light tragic comedy, funny and instructive.
12. Merry Christmas
The historical film about the era of the First World War shows an amazing story - about the most important holiday - Christmas, which was celebrated on both sides of the trenches.
At the end of the first military winter on Christmas Eve a tragically unusual atmosphere reigned on both sides of the war, and the film "Merry Christmas" is dedicated to depicting the moods that were mastered by the military and people called to the front by their relatives. The night of the traditional holiday allowed the enemies to stop fighting for several hours ...
11. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
By means of a fantastic plot, the authors created an amazing picture, like a parable about the spectrum of human feelings.
Psychological films of the level of this film are very rare. Unlike all other people, Benjamin is a person living life in reverse order - from old age to infancy. The problems caused by this extraordinary property lead viewers to philosophical reflections. And also the hero is a witness to many events of the century, a change of generations.
The film for the high quality of performance and design was highly appreciated, many times nominated for an Oscar, although it did not receive an award.
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10. Apocalypse
An amazing film that paints the Mayan civilization, as it can be presented from the distance of our era. The civilization unknown and destroyed by Europeans is shown in its brilliance and severity. Much here corresponds to historical reality.
But the most valuable thing in the movie "Apocalypto" is the struggle of the protagonist with his fears. They embraced him in the face of dangerous enemies. The picture depicts his doubts, his efforts over his weaknesses and his attempts to resist in the struggle to ensure that his main values survive. Civilization soon awaits sunset.
The director of this original film was the famous actor Mel Gibson.
9. Requiem for a dream
The sad drama about addicted people makes you think about the choice that each person makes himself, and vividly paints the gloomy world of those who have become addicted to drugs. The prevailing depressive mood of the picture very expressively depicts the life of descending, degrading people.
Hallucinations, immersion in depression before the next dose and the notorious "high" after it, confused consciousness and other elements of the addict sense of reality are shown in the tape. They will cause horror and interest in the audience. No wonder this film is still considered outstanding in its subject.
8. 12 angry men
A film made in the form of a trial unfolding throughout the entire duration of the action will not leave anyone indifferent. Absolutely different in temperament, life position and status jury by reason in front of the viewer will impose a sentence on a minor.
The psychological aspect in the “12 angry men” prevails in the narrative, gradually leading to the conclusion that a thoughtful analysis of each case from a “human” rather than a rigid formal point of view of the letter of the law can have a diametrically opposite result.
7. Fisher King
The drama "Fisher King" in a peculiar language tells about the search for answers to his fundamental life questions, about finding the meaning of life, after all.
Two losers, who suddenly became such, people of different professions and ages accidentally join together to come to very important conclusions through communication in their semi-fantastic world.
The picture hints at the fragility of the well-established life of each of us, when a ridiculous accident can destroy your world in an instant.
The female actress won an Oscar for her work in the film.
6. About Schmidt
Before you again the work of Jack Nicholson, skillfully acclimatized to the role of a pensioner, dissatisfied with his life. Unlike many psychologically powerful films that strongly or slightly exaggerate our life through the elements of mysticism, fiction, this plot is close to reality.
When unresolved conflicts remain at a respectable age, it is a matter of principle to attempt to resolve them by dotting the "i". That is what the unhappy protagonist decides to devote himself to.
5. Healer Adams
The tragicomic film "Healer Adams" touches the tender strings of an open viewer soul. His main character is a doctor who uses a non-standard approach to treating patients and communicating with them. Adams' extraordinary way to his innovative method and its ambiguity provide an excellent reason for reflection.
And since part of the film’s action takes place in a mental hospital, it will certainly be interesting for fans of psychological films.
4. Not yet played in the box
A film from the category of ribbons about the love of life and the ability to appreciate every moment, trying new entertainment and interesting things. This drama will not leave you indifferent. Her main characters are elderly people, but the plot will remind you that old age does not mean the absence of the desire to discover something new, to look at the world positively and rejoice.
Also, the picture affects positive thinking about their painful condition. The main roles were played by the favorites of the public Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
3. Fountain
In the fantasy film "The Fountain", the action takes place in two temporary layers at once - in the modern world in America and five hundred years ago in Spain. The main character, a scientist, is obsessed with finding the source of life-giving force for his doomed spouse. And in parallel with him, a young Spanish traveler gives the word to his queen to bring from the New World a particle of the biblical Tree of Life found in the mountains among the Indians ...
You can observe in this confusing mystical story, what conclusions the heroes will come to in the final as a result of their desperate and determined quest.
2. American Beauty
Movie with multiple storylines. It also affects the middle age crisis, in which almost all mature people get confused, and the crisis period, when unresolved omissions accumulate between children and parents.
The problem of self-identification and self-perception, a sober assessment of their own shortcomings and positive traits are considered on the example of several heroes of the film “American Beauty”, which are covered by emotional throwings.
This drama in some viewers causes a sharp indignation, in others - approval. The leading actor - Kevin Spacey - has gained significant fame by the release of the picture.
1. Amelie
Very much loved by viewers (and film critics) is a hit about a dreamer and eccentric, young Parisian Amelie. This independent girl is trying to come up with recipes for how to make happier than her many acquaintances, people of completely different status and age, but at the same time she so often forgets about herself ...
The picture ironically and vividly paints the inner world of lonely people and strange citizens, hints at the way of working on its complex character and, of course, is fanned by French charm, which was also helped by the memorable music of the composer Jan Tiersen.
