Mental disorders in film

Short description: A list of mental disorders as portrayed in films

This is a list of films which have portrayed mental disorders.

Inclusion in this list is based upon the disorder as it is portrayed in the canon of the film, and does not necessarily reflect the diagnosis or symptoms in the real world.

## Contents

* 1 Agoraphobia
* 2 Amnesia
* 2.1 Anterograde amnesia
* 2.2 Lacunar amnesia
* 2.3 Psychogenic amnesia
* 2.4 Retrograde amnesia
* 3 Antisocial personality disorder
* 4 Autism
* 5 Bipolar Disorder
* 6 Borderline Personality Disorder
* 7 Catatonia
* 8 Conduct disorder
* 9 Conversion Disorder
* 10 Dementia
* 10.1 Alzheimer's disease
* 10.2 Parkinson's disease
* 11 Dependent personality disorder
* 12 Dissociative identity disorder
* 13 Eating disorders
* 14 Folie à deux
* 15 Kleptomania
* 16 Munchausen syndrome by proxy
* 17 Narcissistic personality disorder
* 18 Obsessive–compulsive disorder
* 19 Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
* 20 Paranoid personality disorder
* 21 Passive–aggressive personality disorder
* 22 Pedophilia
* 23 Posttraumatic stress disorder
* 24 Pyromania
* 25 Schizoaffective disorder
* 26 Schizoid personality disorder
* 27 Schizophrenia
* 28 Self-injury
* 29 Stuttering
* 30 Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder
* 31 Substance use disorders
* 32 See also
* 33 Notes
* 34 References

## Agoraphobia

* What About Bob? -1991- character of Bob Wiley played by Bill Murray [1]
* Copycat (film) \- 1995 - character of Dr. Helen Hudson played by Sigourney Weaver [2]
* The Aviator \- 2004 - character of Howard Hughes played by Leonardo DiCaprio [3]
* Sparrows Dance \- 2012 – character of "Woman in Apartment" played by Marin Ireland [4]
* Intruders (2015 film) \- 2015 - character of Anna Rook played by Beth Riesgraf [5]

## Amnesia

### Anterograde amnesia

A person with anterograde amnesia is unable to form new memories.

* Clean Slate – 1994
* Winter Sleepers – 1997
* Memento – 2000
* Finding Nemo – 2003
* 50 First Dates – 2004
* Ghajini – 2005
* The Lookout – 2007
* Spider-Man 3 – 2007
* Ghajini – 2008
* The Music Never Stopped – 2011
* Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom – 2012
* Remember Sunday – 2013
* Medulla Oblongata – 2014
* Before I Go To Sleep – 2014
* Finding Dory – 2016

### Lacunar amnesia

Lacunar amnesia is the loss of memory about one specific event.

* What Lies Beneath (2000)
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
* Mysterious Skin (2004)
* Trance (2013)

### Psychogenic amnesia

"Psychogenic amnesia, also known as dissociative amnesia, is memory loss caused by psychological stress."

* Spellbound (1945)
* The Snake Pit (1948)
* Shadow on the Wall (1950)
* Marnie (1964)
* Mirage (1965)
* Mister Buddwing (1966)
* The Machinist (2004) – insomnia and PTSD inducing or co-morbid with hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and dissociative disorder
* Shutter Island (2010) – considered dissociative disorders

### Retrograde amnesia

A much-used plot device, retrograde amnesia occurs when a person forgets part or all of his or her past.

* Random Harvest – 1942, in which Ronald Colman's character suffers from the condition not once but twice.
* Street of Chance – 1942
* Crime Doctor – 1943
* Anastasia – 1956
* Paris, Texas – 1984
* The Muppets Take Manhattan – 1984
* Morning Patrol – 1987
* Overboard – 1987
* RoboCop – 1987
* Innale – 1990
* Regarding Henry – 1991
* The Addams Family – 1991
* The English Patient – 1996
* The Long Kiss Goodnight – 1996
* Anastasia – 1997
* Dark City – 1998
* Moondram Pirai – 1998
* Mulholland Drive – 2001
* The Majestic – 2001
* The Bourne Identity – 2002
* The Number 23 – 2007
* Spider-Man 3 – 2007
* Rumba – 2008
* Unknown – 2011
* Source Code – 2011
* Jab Tak Hai Jaan – 2012
* The Vow – 2012
* Fast and Furious 6 – 2013
* Mumbai Police – 2013
* Trance (2013 film) – 2013
* Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 2014
* Furious 7 – 2015
* Captain America: Civil War – 2016
* Finding Dory – 2016
* Captain Marvel – 2019

## Antisocial personality disorder

(Antisocial Personality Disorder should also include psychopathy and sociopathy.)

* Rope \- 1948
* Goodfellas 1990 - character of Tommy DeVito played by Joe Pesci
* Pacific Heights 1990 - character of Carter Hayes/James Danforth played by Michael Keaton
* The Silence of the Lambs 1991 - character of Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins
* Basic Instinct 1992 - character of Catherine Tramell played by Sharon Stone
* The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 - character of Mrs.Mott/Peyton Flanders played by Rebecca De Mornay
* Kalifornia \- 1993 - character of Early Grayce played by Brad Pitt
* Casino 1995 - character of Nicolas "Nicky" Santoro played by Joe Pesci
* Fear (1996 film) \- 1996 - character of David Mccall played by Mark Wahlberg
* Face/Off \- 1997 - character of Castor Troy played by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
* Trainspotting 1996 - character of Francis "Franco" Begbie played by Robert Carlyle
* Girl, Interrupted 1999 - character of Lisa Rowe played by Angelina Jolie
* Hannibal \- 2001 - character of Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins
* No Country for Old Men 2007 - character of Anton Chigurh played by Javier Bardem
* Hannibal Rising \- 2007 - character of Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins
* The Dark Knight 2008 - character of The Joker played by Heath Ledger
* Mother's Day 2010 - character of Natalie "Maman" Koffin played by Rebecca De Mornay
* We Need to Talk About Kevin \- 2011
* Seven Psychopaths – 2012
* Nightcrawler – 2014 – character of Louis Bloom played by Jake Gyllenhaal[6]
* The Invisible Man – 2020 – character of Adrian Griffin played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen[7]

## Autism

(Autism is also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder and in the past has had a subtype called Aspergers Syndrome. The spectrum can overlap with Savant syndrome and Prosopagnosia.)

* Rain Man − 1988 – character of savant Raymond Babbitt played by Dustin Hoffman [8]
* Cube 1997 - character of savant Kazan played by Andrew Miller [9]
* Mercury Rising − 1998 – character of Simon Lynch played by Miko Hughes [10]
* Snow Cake − 2006 – character of Linda Freeman played by Sigourney Weaver [11]
* After Thomas \- 2006 - character of Kyle Graham played by Andrew Byrne [12]
* Ben X −2007 – character of Ben played by Greg Timmermans [13]
* Adam − 2009 – character of Adam Raki played by Hugh Dancy [14]
* Mary & Max \- 2009 - character of Max played by Philip Seymour Hoffman[15]
* Temple Grandin (film) \- 2010 - character of Temple Grandin played by Claire Danes[16]
* Jane Wants a Boyfriend \- 2014 - character of Jane played by Louisa Krause [17]
* Atypical \- 2017 - character of Sam played by Keir Gilchrist [18]

## Bipolar Disorder

* Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - character of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano jr played by Bradley Cooper
* Touched with Fire (2016) - character of Carla played by Katie Holmes and character of Marco played by Luke Kirby [19]

## Borderline Personality Disorder

(Borderline Personality Disorder is also known as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder)

* Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? \- 1966 - character of Martha played by Elizabeth Taylor[20]
* Play Misty for Me \- 1971 - character of Evelyn Draper played by Jessica Walter
* Fatal Attraction \- 1987 - character of Alex Forrest played by Glenn Close[21]
* Sleeping with the Enemy \- 1991 - character of Martin Burney played by Patrick Bergin
* The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 - character of Mrs.Mott/Peyton Flanders played by Rebecca De Mornay
* Unlawful Entry \- 1992 - character of Pete Davis played by Ray Liotta
* Single White Female \- 1992 - character of Hedra Carlson/Ellen Besch played by Jennifer Jason Leigh[22]
* The Crush (1993 film) \- 1993 - character of Adrian Forrester played by Alicia Silverstone[23]
* Mad Love (1995 film) \- 1995 - character of Casey Roberts played by Drew Barrymore[24]
* Fear (1996 film) \- 1996 - character of David Mccall played by Mark Wahlberg
* Hush (1998 film) \- 1998 - character of Martha Baring played by Jessica Lange
* Girl, Interrupted \- 1999 - character of Susanna Kaysen played by Winona Ryder[25]
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones \- 2002 - character of Anakin Skywalker played by Hayden Christensen [26]
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind \- 2004 - character of Clementine Kruczynski played by Kate Winslet [27]
* Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith \- 2005 - character of Anakin Skywalker played by Hayden Christensen [28]
* Wreck-It Ralph \- 2012 - character of Wreck-it Ralph played by John C. Reilly [29]
* Silver Linings Playbook \- 2012 - character of Tiffany Maxwell played by Jennifer Lawrence[30]
* Welcome to Me \- 2014 - character of Alice Klieg played by Kristen Wiig [31]
* Unreal (TV series) \- 2015-2018 - character of Rachel Goldberg played by Shiri Appleby [32]
* Ralph Breaks the Internet \- 2018 - character of Wreck-it Ralph played by John C. Reilly [33]

## Catatonia

* Awakenings – 1990 - character of Leonard Lowe played by Robert De Niro[34]

## Conduct disorder

* The Good Son (1993) – character of Henry Evans played by Macaulay Culkin

## Conversion Disorder

(Conversion Disorder used to be referred to as Hysteria)

* Tommy (1975 film) \- 1975 - character of Tommy played by Roger Daltrey[35]

## Dementia

### Alzheimer's disease

* The Notebook – character of Allison "Allie" Hamilton played by Gena Rowlands
* Away from Her – character of Fiona Anderson played by Julie Christie
* Still Alice – character of Alice played by Julianne Moore
* Thanmathra – character of Ramesan Nair played by Mohanlal
* Logan \- character of Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X played by Patrick Stewart
* Coco \- character of Coco Rivera played by Ana Ofelia Murguía

### Parkinson's disease

* Love & Other Drugs (2010) - character Maggie Murdock played by Anne Hathaway [36]

## Dependent personality disorder

* School of Rock \- 2003 - character of Ned Schneebly played by Mike White
* What about Bob - 1991 - character Bob played by Bill Murray

## Dissociative identity disorder

(Dissociative identity disorder has also been known as Multiple Personality Disorder or Split Personality. Not to be confused with schizophrenia)

* Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 1920
* Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 1931
* The Mummy – 1932
* Jamaica Inn – 1939
* Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 1941
* Hangover Square – 1945
* House of Dracula – 1945
* A Double Life – 1947
* The Son of Dr. Jekyll – 1951
* The Three Faces of Eve – 1957
* Psycho – 1960
* The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll – 1960
* David and Lisa −1962
* The Nutty Professor – 1963
* The Cow (1969 film) – 1969
* I, Monster – 1971
* Trilogy of Terror – 1975
* Sybil – 1976
* The Tenant – 1976
* Dressed to Kill – 1980
* Happy Birthday to Me – 1981
* My Bloody Valentine – 1981
* Psycho II – 1983
* Birdy – 1984
* Psycho III – 1986
* Angel Heart – 1987
* Psycho IV – 1990
* The Fisher King – 1991
* Raising Cain – 1992
* Manichitrathazhu – 1993
* Color of Night – 1994
* Never Talk to Strangers – 1995
* Primal Fear – 1996
* The Nutty Professor – 1996
* Perfect Blue – 1997
* Psycho – 1998
* Fight Club – 1999
* The Hurricane – 1999
* Me, Myself and Irene – 2000
* Nutty Professor II: The Klumps – 2000
* Nurse Betty – 2000
* Passion of Mind – 2000
* Spider-Man – 2002
* A Tale of Two Sisters – 2003
* Hulk – 2003
* Identity – 2003
* Secret Window – 2004
* The Machinist – 2004
* Chandramukhi – 2005
* Anniyan – 2005
* Hide and Seek – 2005
* X-Men: The Last Stand – 2006
* Bhool Bhulaiyaa – 2007
* Mad Detective – 2007
* Numb – 2007
* Sybil – 2007
* Thr3e – 2007
* Dark Floors – 2008
* My Bloody Valentine 3D – 2009
* The Uninvited – 2009
* Black Swan – 2010
* Frankie and Alice – 2010
* Peacock – 2010
* Shutter Island – 2010
* Dream House – 2011
* Sucker Punch – 2011
* The Ward – 2011
* Birdman – 2014
* Rhodora X – 2014
* Split – 2016
* The Mummy – 2017
* Glass – 2019
* Amar Akbar Anthony – 2018
* Joker – 2019

## Eating disorders

* La Grande Bouffe – 1973
* The Best Little Girl in the World – 1981
* Kate's Secret – 1986
* Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story – 1987
* The Karen Carpenter Story – 1989
* Life Is Sweet – 1990
* Trauma (1993 film) – 1993 anorexia
* For the Love of Nancy – 1994
* 301, 302 – 1995
* Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story – 1996
* When Friendship Kills – 1996
* Perfect Body – 1997
* Cruel Intentions – 1999
* Girl, Interrupted – 1999
* Sharing the Secret – 2000
* Center Stage – 2000
* Love on a Diet – 2001
* Elephant – 2003
* The Devil Wears Prada – 2006
* Thin – 2006
* Thinner\- 1996
* Gossip Girl – 2007
* To Be Fat Like Me – 2007
* Drag Me to Hell – 2009
* Black Swan – 2010
* Pretty Little Liars – 2010
* American Horror Story – 2011
* Rigodon – 2012
* Compulsion – 2013
* God Help The Girl – 2015 anorexia
* The Road Within – 2015
* To The Bone – 2017
* Feed-2017 anorexia

## Folie à deux

"Recent psychiatric classifications refer to the syndrome as shared psychotic disorder (DSM-IV) (297.3) and induced delusional disorder (F24) in the ICD-10."

* Heavenly Creatures – 1994
* Dead Ringers \- 1998 - characters of Beverly and Elliot Mantle played by Jeremy Irons [37]
* Bug (2006) – characters of Agnes White played by Ashley Judd and Peter Evans played by Michael Shannon[38][39]

## Kleptomania

* Häxan[40]
* Marnie – 1964
* Maid In Manhattan – 2002 character of Marisa Ventura played by Jennifer Lopez
* Trapped in Paradise – 1994 character of Alvin Firpo played by Dana Carvey

## Munchausen syndrome by proxy

* A Child's Cry for Help – 1994
* The Night Listener (film) – 2006
* Phantom Thread – 2017

## Narcissistic personality disorder

* Citizen Kane – 1941
* Mommie Dearest – 1981
* Wall Street (1987 film) \- 1987 - character of Gorden Gekko played by Michael Douglas
* Basic Instinct \- 1992 - character of Catherine Tramell played by Sharon Stone
* A Few Good Men \- 1992 - character of Colonel Nathan Jessup played by Jack Nicholson
* Once Were Warriors – 1994
* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – 2005 – character of Dennis Reynolds played by Glenn Howerton
* American Horror Story – 2011 – characters of Fiona, Madison and Tristan

## Obsessive–compulsive disorder

* What About Bob? – 1991 – character of Bob Wiley played by Bill Murray
* As Good As It Gets – 1997 – character of Melvin Udall played by Jack Nicholson
* Matchstick Men – 2003 – character of Roy Waller played by Nicolas Cage
* Monk (TV series) \- 2002-2009 - character of Monk played by Tony Shalhoub [41]
* The Aviator – 2004 – Howard Hughes played by Leonardo DiCaprio
* Silver Linings Playbook – 2012 – character of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Sr. played by Robert De Niro
* Mahanubhavudu – 2017 – Telugu film, character of Anand played by Sharwanand

## Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

* Sleeping with the Enemy \- 1991 - character of Martin Burney played by Patrick Bergin

## Paranoid personality disorder

* Vadakkunokkiyantram – 1989
* Escobar: Paradise Lost – 2014
* Pawn Sacrifice – 2017

## Passive–aggressive personality disorder

* Father Goose 1964

## Pedophilia

* M – 1931
* Germany, Year Zero – 1948
* The Mark – 1961
* The Damned – 1969
* Sweet Movie – 1974
* Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom – 1975
* Pretty Baby – 1978
* A Nightmare on Elm Street – 1984
* Tras el cristal – 1986
* Singapore Sling – 1990
* Dolores Claiborne – 1995
* Lolita – 1997
* Happiness – 1998
* Arayannangalude Veedu – 2000
* Donnie Darko – 2001
* Fat Girl – 2001
* Kill Bill Volume 1 – 2003
* Mystic River – 2003
* Birth – 2004
* The Butterfly Effect – 2004
* Mysterious Skin – 2004
* The Woodsman – 2004
* Hard Candy – 2005
* Sin City – 2005
* Little Children – 2006
* Doubt \- 2008
* Achchamundu! Achchamundu! – 2009
* The Lovely Bones – 2009
* 5 Sundarikal – 2013 (segment: Sethulakshmi)
* Lolita – 1997 (based on the book by Vladimir Nabokov)

## Posttraumatic stress disorder

* I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang – 1932
* The Best Years of Our Lives – 1946
* The Deer Hunter \- 1978
* Ordinary People – 1980
* First Blood \- 1982 - character of John Rambo played by Sylvester Stallone
* Born on the Fourth of July \- 1989 - character of Ron Kovic played by Tom Cruise
* Don't Say a Word \- 2001 - character of Elisabeth Burrows played by Brittany Murphy [42]
* Martha Marcy May Marlene \- 2011 - character of Martha Marlene played by Elizabeth Olsen
* Kung Fu Panda 2 \- 2011 - character of Po Ping played by Jack Black
* Iron Man 3 – 2013 - character of Tony Stark played by Robert Downey Jr. [43]
* American Sniper \- 2014 - character of Chris Kyle played by Bradley Cooper
* Haider (film) \- 2014
* Naaigal Jaakirathai - 2014 - character of Karthik Chinnamalai played by Sibiraj
* The House with a Clock in Its Walls \- 2018 - character of Isaac Izard played by Kyle MacLachlan
* On My Block - 2019 - character of Ruby Martinez played by Jason Genao

## Pyromania

* Firestarter – 1984 – character of Charlene "Charlie" McGee, played by Drew Barrymore
* The Stand – 1994 – character of Trashcan Man
* Fantastic Four – 2005

## Schizoaffective disorder

* Shine (film) \- 1996 - character of David Helfgott played by Geoffrey Rush
* Love & Mercy (film) \- 2014 - character of Brian Wilson played by Paul Dano and John Cusack
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day \- 1991 - character of Sarah Connor played by Linda Hamilton [44]

## Schizoid personality disorder

* Hour Of The Wolf – 1968
* The Remains of the Day – 1993 - character of James Stephens, Anthony Hopkins[45]
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – 2002 - character of Gollum [46]
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – 2003 character of Gollum [47]
* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 2012 character of Gollum [48]

## Schizophrenia

(Schizophrenia including Paranoid Schizophrenia. Not to be confused with Dissociative Identity Disorder)

* Through A Glass Darkly – 1961 character of Karin played by Harriet Andersson
* Strange Voices – 1987 character of Nicole 'Nikki' Glover played by Nancy McKeon
* Conspiracy Theory – 1997 character of Jerry Fletcher played by Mel Gibson
* A Beautiful Mind – 2001 character of John Nash played by Russell Crowe[49]
* Criminal Minds – 2005 character of Diana Reid played by Jane Lynch
* Bug (2006) - character of Peter Evans played by Michael Shannon
* Vadakkumnadhan – 2006 character of Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi, played by Mohanlal
* The Soloist - 2009 true story of Nathaniel Ayers played by Jamie Foxx, who developed schizophrenia while studying at Juilliard and became homeless.
* Take Shelter – 2011 character of Curtis LaForche played by Michael Shannon
* The Voices \- 2014 - character of Jerry Hickfang played by Ryan Reynolds[50]
* 55 Steps (2017) - character of Eleanor Riese played by Helena Bonham Carter

## Self-injury

* Lust for Life – 1956
* Girl, Interrupted – 1999
* The Piano Teacher – 2001
* Secretary – 2002
* Thirteen – 2003
* The Loved Ones – 2009
* Chatroom – 2010
* Black Swan – 2010
* To Write Love on Her Arms – 2012

## Stuttering

"Also known as Stammering or Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder."

* The King's Speech \- 2010 - character of King George VI played by Colin Firth [51]
* IT \- 2017 - character of Bill Denbrough played by Jaeden Martell [52]

## Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder

* Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas \- 1998
* Requiem for a Dream – 2000

## Substance use disorders

"Drugs listed from most addictive, harmful or destructive to least (from most to least dangerous, based on a 2007 scientific research study."[53]

* Sherlock Holmes portrayed by various actors - 1887 morphine, cocaine
* The Struggle – 1931 alcohol
* Heroes for Sale – 1933 morphine
* Mystery of the Wax Museum – 1933 morphine, alcohol
* The Lost Weekend – 1945 alcohol
* Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman – 1947 alcohol
* Naked City – 1948 amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol
* Night Into Morning – 1951 alcohol
* Come Back, Little Sheba – 1952 alcohol
* I, the Jury \- 1953 morrphine
* Rear Window – 1954 barbiturates, alcohol
* The Man with the Golden Arm – 1955 heroin
* Bigger Than Life – 1956 cortisol
* Monkey on My Back – 1957 morphine
* The Apartment – 1960 barbiturates (Seconal)
* The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll – 1960 opium, alcohol
* Days of Wine and Roses – 1962 alcohol
* Long Day's Journey Into Night – 1962 morphine, alcohol
* Valley of the Dolls – 1967 amphetamines (Dexedrine), pethidine/meperidine (Demerol), barbiturates (pentobarbital, secobarbital, amobarbital)
* Easy Rider – 1969 cocaine, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
* More – 1969 heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
* A Day at the Beach – 1970 alcohol
* Trash – 1970 heroin
* Jennifer on My Mind – 1971 heroin
* The Panic in Needle Park – 1971 heroin
* Pure Shit – 1975 heroin
* Taxi Driver – 1976 opioids, alcohol
* Airplane! – 1980 cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants (glue), alcohol
* The Shining – 1980 alcohol
* Christiane F. – 1981 heroin, PCP, methaqualone (Mandrax/Quaaludes), alcohol, temazepam, diazepam, MDMA, cannabis
* I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can – 1982 Diazepam (Valium)
* Pink Floyd – The Wall – 1982 marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, steroids
* Veronika Voss – 1982 opiates
* The Big Chill – 1983 cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes), alcohol, cannabis
* Scarface – 1983 heroin, cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes)
* 8 Million Ways to Die – 1986 alcohol
* Sid and Nancy – 1986 heroin, cocaine, methadone
* Less Than Zero \- 1987 cocaine, alcohol
* Morning Patrol – 1987 alcohol
* Dead Ringers – 1988 hydromorphone, amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol
* Drugstore Cowboy – 1989 morphine, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, amphetamines, cocaine, alcohol, temazepam, triazolam, flurazepam, diazepam, lorazepam, LSD
* Goodfellas – 1990 heroin, cocaine, amphetamines
* Postcards from the Edge – 1990 heroin, cocaine
* Jungle Fever – 1991 cocaine
* New Jack City – 1991 cocaine
* Rush – 1991 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis
* Ed Wood – 1994 morphine
* Fresh – 1994 heroin, cocaine, alcohol
* The Crow – 1994 morphine, cocaine, alcohol, cannabis
* Pulp Fiction – 1994 heroin, cocaine
* When a Man Loves a Woman – 1994 alcohol
* Leaving Las Vegas – 1995 alcohol
* The Basketball Diaries – 1995 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, inhalants, cannabis
* Casino – 1995 morphine, cocaine, alcohol
* Trainspotting – 1996 heroin/morphine, dextromoramide, amphetamines, cocaine, pethidine/meperidine (Demerol), methadone, pentobarbital, amobarbital (sodium amytal), alcohol, buprenorphine, codeine, temazepam, diazepam, nitrazepam, phenobarbital, cannabis, cyclizine, dextropropoxyphene, nalbuphine, pentazocine, chlormethiazole
* Playing God – 1997 morphine, fentanyl, amphetamines
* Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – 1998 amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, inhalants, mescaline, LSD, cannabis
* Gia – 1998 heroin, cocaine, alcohol
* Permanent Midnight – 1998 heroin, cocaine, methadone
* Bringing Out the Dead – 1999 heroin, alcohol
* Broken Vessels – 1999 methamphetamine, heroin
* Cruel Intentions – 1999 cocaine, alcohol
* Jesus' Son – 1999 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, opium, alcohol, diazepam, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms
* Magnolia – 1999 morphine, cocaine, MDMA
* 28 Days – 2000 Oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, benzodiazepines
* Almost Famous – 2000 hydrocodone (Vicodin), methaqualone (Quaaludes), alcohol, LSD, cannabis
* American Psycho – 2000 cocaine, alcohol, temazepam, triazolam, alprazolam, steroids, MDMA, cannabis
* In Vanda's Room – 2000 heroin
* Requiem for a Dream – 2000 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, benzodiazepines, MDMA, LSD, cannabis
* Traffic – 2000 heroin, cocaine, cannabis
* Blow – 2001 cocaine, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
* Bully – 2001 methamphetamine, LSD, cannabis
* Hannibal – 2001 morphine, temazepam, midazolam, chloroform
* 24 Hour Party People – 2002 heroin, cocaine, methadone, MDMA
* Orange County \- morphine, amphetamines, alcohol, MDMA, cannabis
* Love Liza – 2002 huffing gasoline
* Pure – 2002 heroin, cocaine, alcohol, cannabis
* Spun – 2002 methamphetamine, amphetamine
* The Loser Takes It All – 2002 alcohol
* The Salton Sea – 2002 methamphetamine, alcohol
* Thirteen – cocaine, inhalants, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
* Party Monster – 2003 heroin, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, LSD
* Wonderland – 2003 methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes), cannabis
* One Perfect Day – 2004 morphine, amphetamines, codeine, temazepam, MDMA, cannabis
* Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 2005 morphine, cocaine, alcohol, cannabis
* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – 2005 methamphetamine, cocaine, inhalants, alcohol, ketamine, MDMA, LSD, cannabis
* A Scanner Darkly – 2006 amphetamines, methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine
* Candy – 2006 heroin/morphine, methadone, MDMA, cannabis
* Factory Girl – 2006 heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, amphetamines, temazepam, lorazepam, cannabis
* Lights in the Dusk – 2006 alcohol
* Love is the Drug – 2006 cocaine, hydrocodone, alcohol, codeine, Viagra, cannabis
* Someone To Run With – 2006 heroin, cocaine
* The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down – 2006 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, MDMA, Viagra, cannabis
* The Departed – 2006 cocaine, lorazepam
* Across the Universe – 2007 morphine, LSD, cannabis
* Zodiac – 2007 cocaine, alcohol, diazepam, cannabis
* Enter the Void – 2008 DMT, methamphetamine, cocaine, alcohol, MDMA, LSD, cannabis
* Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 – heroin, cocaine, hydrocodone, alcohol, cannabis
* The Hangover – 2009 cocaine, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), alcohol, MDMA
* American Horror Story – 2011 methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, opium, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabis
* Anna Karenina – 2012 morphine
* Flight – 2012 heroin, cocaine, alcohol
* On the Road – 2012 morphine, amphetamines, alcohol, cannabis
* The Wolf of Wall Street – 2013 cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes), alcohol
* I Smile Back – 2015 cocaine, alcohol
* Nee-Na – 2015 alcohol
* To Write Love on Her Arms – 2015 alcohol, cocaine (other drugs not specified)
* Udta Punjab – 2016 Cocaine, alcohol
* Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot – 2018 alcohol
* A Star is Born – 2018 alcohol
* ''The Way Back (2020 film) – 2020 alcohol

## See also

* Mental illness in fiction

## Notes

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2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112722/
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4. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1822311/
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* Otto F. Wahl, Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness, Piscataway, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 1997, ISBN:0-8135-2213-7.

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