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Movies Exploring Human Psychology

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People who added this item 695 Average listal rating (486 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.1
The Lobster (2015)
The psychological pressures, insanity, and questionable nature of the human mating process through a dystopian lens.
People who added this item 2808 Average listal rating (1769 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.2
A view of secular and religious ambition and opportunism, and the search for and importance of family, and danger of them being taking advantage of.
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People who added this item 1580 Average listal rating (1021 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.4
A look at codependent behavior, highlighting borderline personality disorder, and the delusional experience of being stuck in the past.
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The seeking of justice and the complex emotions of guilt and remorse and their necessity for forgiveness.
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Painful illustration of the lingering, simmering destructive nature of not accepting loss, and how various life questions affect a marriage.
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People who added this item 4295 Average listal rating (2834 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.6
Artistically disturbing take on dissassociative identity disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and a satire on young professional life in high society
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People who added this item 108 Average listal rating (58 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.5
Discussing the question of what "truth" is, and how opinion and perspective play vital roles in the discussion
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People who added this item 308 Average listal rating (211 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
The effects of compulsive ambition combined with opportunity and narcissism
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People who added this item 39 Average listal rating (22 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Narcissism and the effects of denial of sexual addiction
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People who added this item 862 Average listal rating (579 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.3
Borderline personality disorder and the struggle with letting emotions take over control of thoughts and behavior
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People who added this item 347 Average listal rating (231 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8
Short Term 12 (2013)
Dealing with various levels of abandonment, in psychological trauma, emotional & sexual abuse, adoption, and the impact of genuine care and attention.
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People who added this item 525 Average listal rating (356 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.8
Profile of a man consumed with grief, self-blame, and traumatic loss. Explores the crippling effect of a lack of forgiveness but the subtle healing aspects of family and a 2nd chance.
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People who added this item 351 Average listal rating (255 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
Exploring the psychological effects of bullying, psychological abuse and dishonesty.
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People who added this item 1726 Average listal rating (1119 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
Identity (2003)
Conceptual take on Multiple Personality Disorder
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People who added this item 1129 Average listal rating (680 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
All About Eve (1950)
Deals with varying facets of envy, betrayal, pathological lying, and the existence of social manipulation on all levels of human interaction, especially to obtain position or goals.
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People who added this item 1897 Average listal rating (1298 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.7
Explores the interaction between highly-pronounced emotional tendencies, such as gambling, bipolar disorder, compulsive lying, and separation denial.
Appreciating and coming to terms with the dysfunction within us all.
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People who added this item 284 Average listal rating (158 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
Exploring the significance and severity of the light and darkness inside each person, and how loved ones play into that expression
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People who added this item 407 Average listal rating (268 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.8
Exam (2010)
The psychological destabilization from human competition when critical goals are at stake
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People who added this item 5827 Average listal rating (3950 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
Donnie Darko (2001)
Intertwining concepts of schizophrenia, destructive behavior, and the experience of other dimensions.
Touches on the danger of hidden vices from respected individuals.
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People who added this item 10041 Average listal rating (7417 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8.7
The Matrix (1999)
Explores the feeling of experiencing life as an empty cycle of distraction.
Explores pursuing our true calling vs. accepting emptiness.
Hints at the power and magnitude of unswerving faith, especially in standing up to corruption and manipulation
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People who added this item 171 Average listal rating (103 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.9
The deceptive power of addiction and the intense effort and intention required to manage it
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People who added this item 2077 Average listal rating (1479 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8.7
Interstellar (2014)
Exploration of the extent and dimensions of human love, between relationships, family, selfish love, and love for humanity as a whole
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People who added this item 5252 Average listal rating (3495 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.4
Memento (2000)
Struggling with short-term memory loss, and assigning our own purpose
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People who added this item 1202 Average listal rating (765 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.8
Examining the effects of altered decisions and priorities, and how to appreciate the present
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People who added this item 2150 Average listal rating (1425 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4
How we weigh the priority of secular dedication vs. family and love
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People who added this item 3608 Average listal rating (2270 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8
Rain Man (1988)
Struggling with autistic spectrum behavior
Learning to challenge entitlement to develop patience and acceptance
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People who added this item 4843 Average listal rating (3207 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8.2
Dealing with OCD and mental illness
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People who added this item 1611 Average listal rating (1224 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 8.1
Inside Out (2015)
The meaning and purpose of the full range of human emotions, dealing with depression and the consequences of losing stability in life
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People who added this item 1148 Average listal rating (834 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.7
Ex Machina (2014)
The power of attraction and manipulation
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People who added this item 1701 Average listal rating (1161 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
Her (2013)
Discussing loneliness, relationship compulsion, and how our interactions are being affected by technology
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People who added this item 2139 Average listal rating (1342 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.2
The emotional toll of covering the truth to avoid consequences, the struggle between right and wrong, truth and lies.
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People who added this item 4856 Average listal rating (3311 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4
Juno (2007)
How the preparation for children affects and uncovers true personal aspirations
How interests and intentions play into relationships
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Dealing with feelings of being unlovable
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People who added this item 4668 Average listal rating (3091 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.6
The desire to make the right decisions in life to positively affect the people we love
Explores the concept of futility of choice based on our broken human nature
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People who added this item 4727 Average listal rating (3323 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.7
Discussion of whether we are to blame for thoughts and intentions rather than only actions
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People who added this item 2681 Average listal rating (1629 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.7
Exploring the denial vs. ability to love
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People who added this item 2940 Average listal rating (1886 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.9
Mystic River (2003)
Effects of child abuse complemented by the human tendency to hide from accountability within group dynamics
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People who added this item 1240 Average listal rating (708 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
Brothers (2009)
The psychological trauma of war and dealing with distinct emotional differences between family
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People who added this item 4854 Average listal rating (3105 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.3
The unquenching and all-encompassing power of addiction on the human psyche
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People who added this item 832 Average listal rating (585 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.3
The discussion and correlation between high-performance, addiction, and denial
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People who added this item 3818 Average listal rating (2340 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.7
The addictive desire to escape life to simulate control
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People who added this item 168 Average listal rating (98 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.6
The willingness to change who we are for a relationship
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The value of memories and how they're viewed in regards to relationships
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People who added this item 3664 Average listal rating (2405 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8.1
Battling with family and society expectations while seeking the full expression of the individual self
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People who added this item 3982 Average listal rating (2604 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8.3
Self-limiting behaviors and the wounds that create them
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People who added this item 1146 Average listal rating (846 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
Profile of a psychopath
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People who added this item 257 Average listal rating (169 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.3
Exploring acceptance vs. denial of buried trauma, and the willingness to address and change perspectives to achieve contentment
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People who added this item 3545 Average listal rating (2341 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.9
As extraordinarily different individuals, attempting to understand each other's deeply important social, emotional, and psychological battles
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How unresolved trauma can wreak havoc in life, and seeking acceptance beyond it
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People who added this item 1673 Average listal rating (1037 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Dealing with massive guilt
Examining the worthiness to experience love
Seeking meaning in the world
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Warning!! There are tons of spoilers in this list.

Some movies explore psychology, humanity, or perhaps situations that come up for some people dealing with problems. These are the ones that seem to capture some of those concepts exquisitely.

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