Manic Man

Fight Club

October 1999 •English

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

The Experiment

March 2001 •German

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.

Requiem for a Dream

October 2000 •English

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

March 1988 •Spanish

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Charlie's Angels

November 2000 •English

The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.

The World's Fastest Indian

October 2005 •English

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

Notes on a Scandal

December 2006 •English

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

Loving You

July 2007 •Japanese

After Noboru saves Hayase from drowning by giving him mouth-to-mouth, Hayase grows confused about his feelings. It doesn't help that around the same time he meets Noboru's twin brother, Ryū, who has a very different, outgoing personality.

Lui Lack, It's Not Your Fault

October 2020 •Spanish

A man stuck in time of his greatest trauma grew up suppressing it in order to avoid being judged; thinking that it was all his fault. Years of working as a psychotherapist would help him solve a rebus with some help from his clients.

A Point of Return

January 1964 •English

A short film portrays the events of a depressed man's day, culminating, presumably, in his suicide, though the ending is ambiguous. Afterwards, a roundtable of mental hygiene professionals and social workers examine the film, while discussing the phenomenon of suicide more broadly.

Rose

February 2022 •Danish

Over the course of a week, sisters Inger and Ellen find their relationship challenged on a highly anticipated coach trip to Paris. Inger reveals her struggles with schizophrenia to the group, receiving both pity and discrimination. On arrival, it soon becomes clear that Inger has a hidden agenda concerning a figure from her past, ultimately involving the entire group in her hunt for answers.

Reality Free

October 2022 •English

A young man undergoes the dilemma of either letting the medication he takes for his bipolar disorder suppress his entire personality or be himself with all that comes with it.

Bastet

Invalid date •English

A man struggles with mental health and seeks help.

Deliver Me from Nowhere

Invalid date •English

Visionary musician Bruce Springsteen embarks on an emotional journey to record "Nebraska."

Barefoot

March 2005 •German

A hedonistic bachelor - he is his rich family's black sheep - falls for a suicidal mental patient.

Petrichor

January 2020 •English

A suicidal twenty-something is dragged on a night out, by his party animal lodger, to cheer him up. What could possibly go wrong?

Punch-Drunk Love

October 2002 •English

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

He Was a Quiet Man

November 2007 •English

An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

Elefante

Invalid date •Portuguese

Persona’s Informed: Suspect With Three Faces

March 2023 •Japanese

Shishimai Wataru, a full-time househusband, was an excellent detective but retired after the murder of his wife, and lives a peaceful life while raising his only daughter in high school. One day, he is suddenly summoned by Motomura Shuta, a young man suspected in a "serial kidnapping case," and assigned to investigate the case. Moreover, Motomura suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), a disorder in which several personalities appear interchangeably.