Losing Their Minds: The Best Mental-Breakdown Films
By Eric SchneiderCinema history is filled with tales featuring madmen and eccentrics, but it's a rare breed of film that focuses keenly on slow descents into insanity. When it comes to depictions of psychological unraveling, these movies can't be topped.
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 RepulsionRoman Polanski |
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 Aguirre: The Wrath of GodWerner HerzogA beautifully disturbing portrait of a power-mad conquistador. >> |
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 Taxi DriverMartin Scorsese |
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 Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford CoppolaCoppola's unsettling and unparalleled Vietnam War masterpiece. >> |
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 The ShiningStanley Kubrick |
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 PiDarren Aronofsky |
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 Donnie DarkoRichard Kelly |
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 There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson |
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 MoonDuncan JonesA mesmerizing study in sci-fi minimalism. >> |
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 Black SwanDarren AronofskyAronofsky transforms a timeworn tale into a brilliant directorial showcase. >> |
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