Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Brain on Fire List

  • A Beautiful Mind - Both films explore the life of an individual dealing with mental health issues and the impact it has on their relationships and career.
  • Still Alice - Similar themes of mental decline and the personal struggle of understanding one's own mind.
  • The Imitation Game - Focuses on a brilliant yet troubled individual whose mind leads to groundbreaking achievements and personal challenges.
  • Shutter Island - Explores psychological themes and the darker aspects of the mind within a thriller narrative.
  • Memento - Revolves around a character with memory issues and the unraveling of their mind and past.
  • The Three Faces of Eve - Focuses on multiple personality disorder and the complexities of the human mind.
  • Anomalisa - Delves into the consciousness and the feelings of isolation and disconnection from reality.
  • Fractured - Explores psychological twists and the breakdown of a character’s perception of reality.
  • Black Swan - Focuses on a dancer’s psychological unraveling and the pressure to achieve perfection.
  • Donnie Darko - Explores themes of mental illness and the complexity of a troubled mind in a surreal narrative.
  • The Machinist - Centers on a character with extreme psychological issues and disturbing hallucinations.
  • The Silence of the Lambs - Explores the mind of a brilliant yet deranged individual and the psychological games played between characters.
  • A Clockwork Orange - Examines the interplay between mental conditioning and behavioral psychology in a dystopian world.
  • Gone Girl - Delves into the intricacies of mental states and how perception can be manipulated.
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Focuses on the complexities of memory and how it shapes relationships and identity.
  • Twelve Monkeys - Explores time travel and psychological manipulation, dealing with sanity and reality.
  • The Babadook - Confronts themes of grief and mental health manifesting as psychological horror.
  • Fight Club - Explores duality of a character's mind and societal pressures leading to mental collapse.
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Deals with mental health and the experiences of young adulthood through a lens of psychological exploration.
  • Sybil - Follows the life of a woman with dissociative identity disorder, exploring the complexities of her mind.
  • What Dreams May Come - Explores imaginative landscapes of the mind and the depths of emotional struggles after loss.
  • The Virgin Suicides - Explores the inner lives and struggles of young women dealing with extreme circumstances.
  • The Stoning of Soraya M. - A powerful narrative showcasing the psychological aspects of societal pressures and injustices.
  • Crazy/Beautiful - Explores teenage mental health and the impacts of relationships on one's psyche.
  • Holding the Man - Deals with love and loss in the face of illness, highlighting the psychological toll on individuals.
  • The Hours - Follows multiple characters coping with depression and the influence of Virginia Woolf's writing.
  • The Skeleton Twins - Centers on the estranged relationship of twins and their struggles with mental health.
  • Girl, Interrupted - Explores life in a mental institution and the experiences of young women dealing with their mental health.
  • Shame - Delves into issues of addiction and personal turmoil, closely examining the protagonist’s psyche.
  • Melancholia - Features characters grappling with depression amidst a catastrophic backdrop.
  • The Road - Explores themes of survival and the psychological impact of a bleak world.
  • Room - Explores the psychological effects of captivity on both a mother and her child.
  • The Edge of Seventeen - Explores the struggles of adolescence and mental health through the eyes of a high school student.
  • Mindhunter - Focuses on the psychology of criminal minds and the investigation into specific mental health aspects.
  • Bates Motel - Explores the complex relationship between a mother and son with severe psychological issues.
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - A comedic yet insightful look at mental health, relationships, and personal growth.
  • BoJack Horseman - Animated series that dives into serious themes of mental health, addiction, and self-identity.
  • You - Explores the psychology of obsession and the effects of a disturbed mind in a romantic context.
  • The Sopranos - Delves into the psyche of a mob boss undergoing therapy, revealing layers of mental health themes.

Last updated: 2024-09-25 17:22:29

# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2001 United States of America 996118 8.2 Movie Released
2
Still Alice
Still Alice
100 min
2014 France 144421 7.5 Movie Released
3 2014 United States of America 832628 8 Movie Released PG-13
4
Shutter Island
Shutter Island
138 min
2010 United States of America 1480590 8.2 Movie Released
5
Memento
Memento
113 min
2000 United States of America 1336770 8.4 Movie Released
6 1957 United States of America 8842 7.2 Movie Released G
7
Anomalisa
Anomalisa
91 min
2015 United States of America 75967 7.2 Movie Released
8
Fractured
Fractured
101 min
2019 United States of America 95351 6.5 Movie Released R
9
Black Swan
Black Swan
109 min
2010 United States of America 834171 8 Movie Released
10
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
114 min
2001 United States of America 858573 8 Movie Released
11
The Machinist
The Machinist
101 min
2004 Belgium 419247 7.6 Movie Released
12 1991 United States of America 1568880 8.6 Movie Released R
13 1971 United Kingdom 888921 8.3 Movie Released
14
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
149 min
2014 United States of America 1081600 8.1 Movie Released R
15 2004 United States of America 1090100 8.3 Movie Released R
16
Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys
129 min
1995 United States of America 651325 8 Movie Released R
17
The Babadook
The Babadook
94 min
2014 Australia 250858 6.8 Movie Released R
18
Fight Club
Fight Club
139 min
1999 Germany 2358980 8.8 Movie Released
19 2012 United States of America 553835 7.9 Movie Released
20
Sybil
Sybil
99 min
SS 1 EP 2
1976 7554 8 Serie Ended TV-14
21 1998 United States of America 115230 7 Movie Released PG-13
22 2000 United States of America 171441 7.2 Movie Released
23 2009 United States of America 21970 7.9 Movie Released
24 2001 United States of America 25738 6.4 Movie Released PG-13
25
Holding the Man
Holding the Man
128 min
2015 Australia 13492 7.4 Movie Released NR
26
The Hours
The Hours
114 min
2002 United Kingdom 140802 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
27 2014 United States of America 45177 6.8 Movie Released
28 1999 United States of America 214930 7.3 Movie Released
29
Shame
Shame
102 min
2011 Canada 207482 7.2 Movie Released
30
Melancholia
Melancholia
136 min
2011 Denmark 197695 7.1 Movie Released
31
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
32
Room
Room
118 min
2015 Canada 455229 8.1 Movie Released R
33 2016 United States of America 142397 7.3 Movie Released R
34
MINDHUNTER
MINDHUNTER
74 min
SS 2 EP 19
2017 United States of America 344617 8.6 Serie Canceled TV-MA
35
Bates Motel
Bates Motel
44 min
SS 5 EP 50
2013 United States of America 118415 8.1 Serie Ended TV-MA
36
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
43 min
SS 4 EP 62
2015 United States of America 22932 7.9 Serie Ended TV-14
37
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
25 min
SS 6 EP 76
2014 United States of America 194090 8.8 Serie Ended TV-MA
38
You
You
54 min
SS 4 EP 40
2018 United States of America 306737 7.7 Serie Returning Series TV-MA
39
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
60 min
SS 6 EP 86
1999 United States of America 484655 9.2 Serie Ended TV-MA
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