
Psychological Drama movies
Drama where an unstable mental state drives the plot: paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, identity breakdown, or psychological collapse.

131. The Science of Sleep
Comedy Drama Fantasy High-Concept Comedy Psychological Drama2006•1h 46min
France, Italy
Director: Michel Gondry
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A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
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132. The Bothersome Man
Comedy Drama Fantasy Psychological Drama Dark Comedy2006•1h 30min
Iceland, Norway
Director: Jens Lien
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Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there's no way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to "the other side"? A new plan for escape is hatched.
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133. Training Day
Action Crime Drama Narcotics Crime Psychological Drama2001•2h 2min
United States
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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On his first day on the job, rookie cop Jake is partnered with Alonzo, a seasoned detective in the narcotics unit. Within the first few hours, Jake starts to doubt the methods and approaches Alonzo uses.
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134. Nine Queens
Crime Thriller Drama Con Artist Crime Investigation Suspense2000•1h 54min
Argentina
Director: Fabián Bielinsky
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Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".
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135. Last Life in the Universe
Drama Action Thriller Psychological Drama Mind Game Thriller2003•1h 52min
Thailand, Japan
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
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An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
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136. Time
Romance Drama Mystery Dark Romance Psychological Drama2006•1h 37min
Japan, South Korea
Director: Kim Ki-duk
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Consumed by jealousy, a woman takes an extreme step and undergoes surgery for a new face. Although her lover of 2 years misses her, he falls in love with the new face, not knowing it's the same woman.
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137. Edge of Darkness
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Detective Mystery Crime2010•1h 57min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Martin Campbell
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As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
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138. The Experiment
Drama Thriller Mind Game Thriller Psychological Drama2001•2h
Germany
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
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20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
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139. Waking Life
Animation Drama Fantasy Adult Animation Psychological Drama2001•1h 41min
United States
Director: Richard Linklater
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Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
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140. Street Kings
Action Crime Drama Thriller Police Procedural2008•1h 49min
United States
Director: David Ayer
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An undercover cop who recently lost his wife is accused of murdering a police officer. Now he has no choice but to clear his name and find the real killer.