Movies and TvShows featuring "electro-shock-therapy" theme.

In the year 1959, a psychotherapist treats three schizophrenic patients at a mental hospital. The patients all believe that they are Jesus Christ and the psychotherapist tries to understand their delusions while facing opposition from a bureaucrat. The story is based on a true story and is entirely told in flashback.

In the 19th century, a scientist discovers a strange skeleton in New Guinea. He brings it back to his laboratory for study, but the creature is unleashed and goes on a rampage. As the scientist tries to stop the creature, he realizes that it may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of life and death. Will he be able to control the creature before it's too late?

Tab Hunter Confidential is a documentary that tells the story of Tab Hunter, an iconic actor in the 1950s and 1960s, who was forced to hide his true identity as a gay man due to the pressures of the Hollywood studio system. The film explores his journey of self-discovery and the challenges he faced in living a double life.

One out of ten in Denmark suffers from mental illness and it is the most common health condition of them all. Yet, due to the taboo and stigmatisation of mental illness, it is still under prioritized and as a result the welfare system is pushed to its limits. The care of the mentally ill instead falls upon relatives, most often parents and they become the lifeline and primary carer. When a family member gets sick it affects everyone in that family and especially those who love them. LOVE BOUND unconvers the unconditional love, which governs the relationship most parents have to their children and that must somehow be altered, when a child is suffering from mental illness.

Marisa and Judy need mental help, but find themselves in a poorly managed clinic. While Marisa's husband cares for her and helps her out, Judy's brother cares more about his idea of family honor and the protection of his investments in factories, leaving his sister alone...

1970s Ireland. A young female patient has escaped a psychiatric hospital and rings home from a telephone box - but her parents are waiting for the call.