In this article we will present a small and careful and faithful selection of films related to psychology, we highlight that we have selected the best recent psychological films, especially those that have been shown on the big screen in the 21st century.
Just because we’re talking about psychological movies doesn’t simplify our work. This century has been very prolific in terms of quality cinema that, in one way or another, involves the viewer, makes him think and almost participates in history.
- In this list of psychological films we will focus not only on those that portray the subject.
- But on those that leave loose ends.
- Spaces in which the viewer thinks.
- Reflects and is immersed in the plot as an additional protagonist.
That said, we’re sure you’ll give your opinion with a lot of psychological movies in the comments at the bottom of the page. In addition, we focus on the quality of the film’s work, not just its psychology-related content.
The Origin is a film by British director Christopher Nolan that masterfully presents the dreams of some of its protagonists, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page, among others.
Its main psychological virtue lies not only in its insertion into the dream world, it also includes stories that invite you to think about what motivates a person to do what they are doing or the complexity of a grieving process.
It’s hard to rate a David Lynch movie. In this case, City of Dreams presents us with a Hollywood nightmare with a main question: what happens when the dream becomes horror?
In addition, this feature film starring Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring presents all of David Lynch’s psychological elements.
The director does not propose a linear story, but seeks to “wake up”. The viewer, keeping him on hold; the film introduces and alternates feelings of anxiety, sadness, fear, panic or surprise through images, sounds, music, dialogues, etc. It’s like I want to play in the spirit of the viewer.
Masterfully starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, this is a hard and moving movie that offers a very interesting puzzle game.
Can technology make us forget not to suffer after the end of a romantic relationship?Is it possible to overcome this phase of grief without feeling pain?There’s no answer to that question.
However, functionality always indicates a possibility that seems inhumane, after all, we must not forget that many pains or injuries, associated with the healing process, improve our adaptation.
Richard Linklater has managed to create a unique masterpiece with this film How to Film a Child’s Life for 12 Years?The director and his team did so by filming a child’s life one day a year, from childhood to adolescence, for more than a decade.
In the film, we see the evolution of a child advancing in life at a complex time: the transition from childhood to adolescence. Along the way, loves, disappointments, friendships, changes?
You may be surprised to see this film on this list, but there’s no doubt that Wes Anderson is a brilliant director who knows how to work with the characters masterfully, proof of that is the film The Grand Hotel Budapest.
Under the guise of a crazy comedy set in a mountain hotel in the early twentieth century, Anderson shows us the miseries and greatness of every human being: friendship, loyalty, ambition, love, solidarity, evil?there is not a single feeling that is not reflected in this film.
This great Sophia Coppola film was brilliantly played by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson What happens when two lonely, sad souls get lost in a place far from home, where nothing stops them and no one understands them?
An intergenerational love that is difficult to understand, ranging from passion to protection and friendship.
“We all want them to find us. ” -Meetings and misunderstandings-
We start with Christopher Nolan and finish it. This film shot backwards, that is, from the end to the beginning, tells the story of a man who wants to avenge the death of his wife.
However, because of an accident, he lost his short-term memory and thus forgot everything that happened in his life, so he writes down everything he can and even gets tattooed to achieve his goal.
These psychological films, while not portraying psychology on their own, will make you think, look for common places, cause agitation and play with your brain.