Movies and TvShows featuring "mentally-ill-protagonist" theme.

In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City. One year after the Woodsboro killings orchestrated by Richie Kirsch and Amber Freeman, Blackmore University professor Laura Crane is murdered by her student Jason Carvey wearing a Ghostface costume. Sam and Tara now live in New York City, with Tara attending Blackmore University alongside fellow survivors Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin, their roommate Quinn Bailey, Mindy's girlfriend Anika Kayoko, and Chad's roommate Ethan Landry. Tara is in a relationship with Chad, which Quinn keeps interrupting. Sam is seeing a therapist and is taking medications to suppress her hallucinations. Sam's father was a serial killer and last year she found out that her boyfriend Richie was also a serial killer. Sam is ostracized in public because of an online conspiracy theory that she was the true mastermind of the latest killings. Sam stopped Richie by stabbing him 22 times and slashing his throat. Sam is secretly dating Danny. As news of Jason and Greg's murders is reported on TV, they also talk about Ghostface masks found in their closets. Sam wants to leave town immediately, but Tara is done running. She wont let one incident define the rest of her life. Ghostface attacks the sisters and leaves behind a Ghostface mask worn in the 2011 Woodsboro killings. At the NYPD police station, the sisters meet Quinn's detective father, Wayne Bailey, FBI special agent Kirby Reed, a survivor of the 2011 killings, and reporter Gale Weathers, who tells them she spoke to Sidney Prescott and that she has gone into hiding to protect her family. Sam and Tara are angry with Gale as she wrote a book about what happened, even though she promised she would not. Gale called Sam unstable and a born killer. Sam's therapist Christopher Stone is murdered by Ghostface, who steals Sam's file and leaves behind a mask worn in the Hollywood killings. Wayne suspects that Sam killed her therapist since she had admitted to liking killing Richie and that was also in his session notes, which are now stolen. Mindy theorizes that the killer is following the rules of film franchises, specifically the rule that anyone can die while the franchise will still continue. Ghostface attacks the group in the sisters' apartment, murdering Anika and seemingly killing Quinn. Sam's boyfriend Danny helps the others escape and Ghostface leaves behind a mask worn in the Windsor College killings. Gale takes the group to an abandoned theater she found while investigating, which has been set up as a shrine to the Ghostface killers, featuring many items of evidence related to previous massacres now displayed like film props. Ghostface calls Gale at her apartment and torments her about the death of Dewey Riley before killing her boyfriend Brooks and attacking her. Sam and Tara arrive just in time to stop Ghostface from killing Gale, who is taken to the hospital. The group agrees to meet Kirby at the theater to trap Ghostface. Wayne tells the group to take public transport to avoid the killer from taking another shot at them. But it is Halloween, and many people are wearing Ghostface masks as the news of the killings is trending on social media. Mindy is stabbed by Ghostface on the train. Sam refuses to let Danny inside the theatre as she does not trust him. At the theater, Sam sees a hallucination of her father, original Ghostface killer Billy Loomis. Billy asks Sam to take a knife and to kill the killers. Wayne calls Sam and says that Kirby was fired by the FBI 2 months ago for being mentally unstable. Taking his knife from the original murders, she realizes they have been locked inside. Two Ghostfaces appear and attack Chad. They manage to stab Tara who was with Chad. As Chad tries to fight them, he is stabbed by both multiple times. Wayne and Kirby both arrive with guns drawn. Wayne attempts to lend credence toward Kirby being the killer, only to shoot her, revealing himself as a third Ghostface and the mastermind; his accomplices are his children, revealed to be Ethan and a still-alive Quinn, who faked her death to ease suspicion. The trio reveal that they are Richie's family who want to avenge his death. They were responsible for defaming Sam online and plan to frame her for their killing spree. Sam and Tara gain the upper hand and fight off the Bailey family, with Tara stabbing Ethan and Sam killing Quinn, while briefly knocking Wayne unconscious. Sam then dons her father's Ghostface costume, taunts Wayne with a phone call using the voice changer, and viciously stabs him to death. Ethan resurfaces, but Kirby smashes the television set that killed Stu Macher over his head, killing him. Sam agrees to let Tara live her life more independently and Tara agrees to go to therapy. As Mindy, Chad, and Kirby are taken to the hospital, Sam stares at her father's Ghostface mask before discarding it and following Tara and Danny into the city.

Benny takes care of his mentally ill sister Joon and they both find love when Sam, a man with a quirky personality, enters their lives.

Infinitely Polar Bear is a heartwarming and comedic film that tells the story of a father with bipolar disorder named Cam Stuart. After Cam's wife Maggie decides to go to business school in New York, Cam is left to take care of their two young daughters. Despite his struggles with mental illness, Cam is determined to prove that he can be a loving and responsible father. The film follows Cam as he navigates the challenges of parenting, dealing with his own illness, and trying to hold his family together.

A mentally ill man inherits a country estate and believes he is God, leading to a series of twisted and hilarious events.

In 'Wolf,' a delusional man escapes from a psychiatric hospital and finds himself lost in the woods. He struggles with his identity, as he acts like a horse and bites people as a form of punishment. Along the way, he encounters a lonely woman and forms a connection with her. Together, they navigate the harsh realities of the outside world while dealing with their own mental illnesses.

In Images, a mentally ill woman experiences a mental breakdown and delusions of adultery, leading to paranoia and inner conflicts. Set in the British countryside, the film explores themes of loneliness and supernatural elements.

Archibaldo de la Cruz, a mentally ill man, develops murderous tendencies and confesses his crimes while revealing his childhood memories.

A mentally ill man escapes from a psychiatric hospital and disguises himself as a woman to avoid capture. He gets caught stealing shoes and must find a way to escape while dealing with his own mental illness.

After accidentally killing a young girl, a disturbed teenager named Ronald hides in a hidden room in his house. As his mentally ill mother dies and his absent father fails to return, Ronald lives in isolation, spying on his unsuspecting family and neighbors. He becomes obsessed with a girl who lives next door and starts leaving evidence of his presence, leading to a series of tragic events.

A mentally ill teenage girl struggles with her psychiatric illness while being treated at a hospital. She also escapes to an imaginary land where she confronts her fears and finds solace. Set in the 1950s, the film explores themes of family relationships, friendship, and the challenges faced by mentally ill individuals in society.

In Fruit of Paradise, a mentally ill woman becomes entangled in a murder plot orchestrated by a manipulative man and woman in a spa resort. As the story unfolds, the woman's sanity is questioned and she finds herself tied up in a dangerous game of emotional blackmail and suspicion. Set in a mysterious and eerie swamp, this Czech New Wave film explores themes of mental illness and manipulation.

In Frightmare, a deranged killer terrorizes a small backwoods town. As the body count rises, a stepdaughter uncovers a dark secret and must confront the killer to survive. With elements of dark comedy and slasher horror, Frightmare is a chilling and disturbing journey into madness.

After being released from a mental hospital, Otto returns to his old job as a butcher. He tries to adjust to his new life, but after a bitter argument with his wife, he accidentally kills her. Fearing he will be sent back to the hospital, he grinds up her body and sells it as sausages. As friends and relatives start asking questions about her disappearance, they too start ending up in the butcher's display case.

Hynek Michánek wants to study medicine but fails his entrance exams five times. He starts a job as an orderly in a district hospital where one of the doctors on the examining board works as well. He feels no-one takes him seriously and he loathes the doctors, who treat him with disdain. When an old man begs him to end his pain and suffering by helping him to die, Hynek gives him a "liberating" injection. But now he has done it once, he finds he can't stop. He continues killing other patients, even though he knows he can't get away with it for long.

Play It as It Lays is a psychological drama set in 1970s Los Angeles. The story follows an upper-class female model named Maria Wyeth, who is going through a mental breakdown. As she navigates her troubled life, filled with drugs, alienation, and fame, Maria is haunted by her past and struggles with her own inner voice. The film explores themes of mental illness, loneliness, and the price of success in the entertainment industry.

After a traumatic accident, a mentally ill man begins experiencing psychotic behavior and attempts to murder his wife. He seeks therapy from a psychiatrist and undergoes regression therapy to uncover the cause of his obsession and violent thoughts. As his mental state deteriorates, he becomes the prime suspect in a disappearance case. Set against the backdrop of the French Riviera, this psychological drama explores themes of domestic violence, dysfunctional marriage, and the manipulation of the mind.

A mentally ill man, struggling with his own demons, jumps from a rooftop and miraculously survives. He finds himself in an alternate reality where comic book characters come to life. As he navigates this new world, he discovers that he has the power to alter reality and must confront his own personal demons in order to find his way back home.

A mentally disturbed woman is further tormented after discovering a girl who closely resembles her recently deceased daughter

Newlywed Monica is committed to a mental hospital for hallucinations, but soon finds out that her husband has a devious plan to steal her life, including her daughter.

A film about a man walking a paper-thin line between hopelessness and euphoria, testing and pushing the boundaries of conventions and impulse.