Movies and TvShows featuring "release-from-a-mental-institution" theme.

A woman works to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by uncovering the truth behind a haunted antique mirror. As they investigate, they learn that the mirror possesses a malevolent entity that feeds off life forces and manipulates reality. With a kill switch set up to destroy the mirror, they must confront their traumatic past and face the supernatural forces at play.

After being released from a mental institution, a man becomes entangled in a dangerous game of espionage and conspiracy during World War II.

After being accused of axe murders, a woman is released from a mental institution and attempts to rebuild her life. However, she starts to experience hallucinations and is unsure if she is being framed or if she is truly losing her sanity.

In 'Scream Bloody Murder', a violent boy with a prosthetic arm goes on a murder spree after being released from a mental hospital. He targets individuals who have hurt him in the past, including his stepfather and a newlywed couple. The film explores themes of sadism, mental illness, and family relationships.

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband

After childhood abuse by her step-father and eight years in a juvenile psychiatric lockup, Amanda Lear is released. Her shrink is also her lover, who surreptitiously pays her rent on a nice house for a year. She moves in, takes one look at her neighbor Richard, and dispatches her doctor. To cover her tracks and to begin her seduction, she gets Richard's help with a security system. Soon she's bugging his calls and spying on him with hidden cameras, taking advantage of a rift between Richard and his wife who's in Nashville cutting a record. Amanda will stop at nothing to get Richard's exclusive attention. Will this good neighbor wise up before the hot tub overheats?

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.