Movies and TvShows featuring "self-medicating" theme.

Jessica Jones, a former superhero with super strength, is now working as a private investigator in New York City. She uses her abilities to solve cases and uncover dark secrets, while also dealing with her troubled past and personal demons.

Love & Mercy tells the story of Brian Wilson, the lead singer and songwriter of The Beach Boys. The movie explores his successes with highly influential orchestral pop albums, as well as his struggles with mental illness and an abusive father. It delves into his nervous breakdown and his encounter with a psychotherapist who helps him regain control over his life.

Now Apocalypse follows Ulysses and his friends as they navigate the challenges of fame-seeking, exploring sexuality, and dealing with strange premonitions in Los Angeles. As they pursue their dreams and desires, they stumble upon a hidden alien conspiracy that threatens to disrupt their lives. The show combines elements of comedy, sci-fi, and fantasy to create a unique and absurd experience.

Jack is driving aimlessly on a road to nowhere with his imaginary girlfriend, Sally, when he meets Beth. The duo becomes a trio when escaped mental patient Bugs, also fixated on an imaginary woman named Sally, finds himself along for the ride with Jack and Beth. Disagreements between the new acquaintances coincide with a series of violent and criminal confrontations.

Eric, an American-born Asian college graduate, must steal a younger student's identity in order to take back the one last year of baseball eligibility that he lost when his dad passed away. Monica, his Coach's All-American co-ed daughter, must ascertain her own questionable identity in order to come to terms with the years of abuse that she suffered. And then Lynette Lawson...