Movies and TvShows featuring "self-harming" theme.

System Crasher (2019) follows a problem child named Benni who urinates on the floor, demonstrates violently outbursts, self-harms, and displays sociopathic behavior. She struggles with loneliness and seeks connection, while her irresponsible mother exacerbates her emotional instability. As her emotional abuse increases, Benni finds herself in jeopardy and becomes a child thief. Through various encounters including medical examinations, hitchhiking, and camping trips, Benni's journey unveils themes of resilience and self-discovery as she searches for a safe and stable environment.

Animas follows Alex, a teenage girl grappling with a dissociative disorder. Her condition causes her to see dark and disturbing visions that blur the line between reality and hallucination. As her symptoms worsen, Alex becomes increasingly isolated and struggles to differentiate between what is real and what is in her mind.

Blue My Mind is a 2017 drama film that follows Mia, a teenage girl who begins experiencing a series of strange bodily changes. As she tries to navigate the challenges of adolescence, Mia's transformation takes on a fantastical and horrifying twist. This arthouse horror explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, and the pressures of conformity in a visually stunning and emotionally intense manner.

Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda.

In a near-future time, the British government has come up with an environmentally friendly program that abolishes prisons. Criminals and undocumented immigrants are chemically transformed into trees and put on public display. A propaganda filmmaker is forced to question his work as he prepares to see his journalist wife be “planted” for crimes against the state. A grim and imaginative cautionary tale by British filmmaker Tony Hipwell, based on the short story by Yasutaka Tsutsui (PAPRIKA, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME).