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Snide and Prejudice
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
, 1h59
Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Angus Macfadyen, René Auberjonois, Sam Bottoms, Jeffrey Combs, Claudia Christian, Mena Suvari

At a mental institution, the resident physician, Dr Cohen, encourages his patients who believe they are important Nazi figures to act out their fantasies. The therapy sessions show Hitler consolidating his power by assembling his gang of supporters; however, they are interrupted at times, once because Davidson's uniform is at the dry cleaners, and another time because a patient who believes he is Picasso interrupts a session.
La seconda ombra
La seconda ombra (2000)
, 1h35
Directed by Silvano Agosti
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Remo Girone

The film treats of developments related to the activities of Franco Basaglia, director of psychiatric hospital in Gorizia and promoter of Law 180.
Bedlam
Bedlam (1946)
, 1h19
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House, Richard Fraser, Ian Wolfe, Glen Vernon

Set in 1761 in London, the film focuses on events at St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum, a fictionalized version of Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as "Bedlam." After an acquaintance of aristocrat Lord Mortimer dies in an attempt to escape from the asylum, apothecary general Master George Sims (played by Karloff, a fictionalized version of an infamous head physician at Bethlem, John Monro) appeases Mortimer by having his "loonies" put on a show for him. Mortified by the treatment of the patients, Mortimer's protégé Nell Bowen (Lee) seeks the help of Whig politician John Wilkes to reform the asylum. Mortimer and Sims conspire to commit Nell to the asylum, where her initial fears of the fellow inmates do not sway her sympathetic commitment to improving their conditions. Frustrated by Nell's progress with the inmates, Sims threatens her with his strongest "cure" but his attempt is thwarted by the very inmates that Nell helped. Ultimately, Sims is literally "deposed" and Nell is rescued by her Quaker friend who had counselled her through the whole process.
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
, 1h2
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Douglas Fowley, Ralf Harolde, Herbert Heyes, Tor Johnson

At the behest of a pretty reporter, an amorously forward private detective goes undercover as a patient in a private sanitarium in search of a judge hiding out from the police. The two plan to split the $10,000 reward for the judge's capture. As the reporter and detective begin to fall in love, the detective also falls deeper into danger from an abusive attendant and difficult inpatients. The latter include an arsonist and "The Champ," a lunatic ex-boxer who attacks anyone put into a room with him after he hears what sounds like a bell.
Shock Corridor
Shock Corridor (1963)
, 1h41
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Striptease
Actors Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Philip Ahn, Hari Rhodes

Journalist Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) thinks that the quickest way to a Pulitzer Prize is to uncover the facts behind a murder at a mental hospital. He convinces an expert psychiatrist to coach him to appear insane; this involves relating imaginary accounts of incest with his "sister", who is impersonated by his exotic-dancer girlfriend (Constance Towers). Barrett convinces the authorities and is locked up in the institution where the murder took place. While pursuing his investigation, he is disturbed by the behavior of his fellow inmates.
The Fall of the Louse of Usher
The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
, 1h25
Directed by Ken Russell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Comedy horror films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Ken Russell

Rock star Roddy Usher (played by James Johnston) is confined to an insane asylum after murdering his wife. During his time there he is given various shock treatments by Nurse Smith (Marie Findley) and Dr Calahari (Ken Russell), resulting in a series of bizarre and nightmarish adventures.
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)
, 1h36
Directed by Werner Herzog
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Comedy horror films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Patricia Hayes

A group of dwarfs confined in an institution on a remote island rebel against the guards and director (all dwarfs as well) in a display of mayhem. The dwarfs gleefully break windows and dishes, abandon a running truck to drive itself in circles, engineer food fights and cock fights, set fire to pots of flowers, kill a large pig, torment some blind dwarfs, and perform a mock crucifixion of a monkey.
Asylum
Asylum (1972)
, 1h28
Directed by Patrick Magee, Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Robert Powell, Herbert Lom, Barry Morse, Patrick Magee

Dr Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at a secluded asylum "for the incurably insane" to be interviewed for a job by the wheelchair-bound, authoritarian Dr Lionel Rutherford (Patrick Magee). Rutherford explains that he owes his current incapacitation to an attack by an inmate.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries) (1980)
, 14h54
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Erotic thriller films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Bata Kameni, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottfried John, Karin Baal

1: The Punishment Begins Berlin, 1928. Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for killing his girlfriend Ida. After settling into his old apartment he visits Minna, Ida’s sister. Minna succumbs to his forceful advances. In a flashback we see Franz kill Ida with a cream whip after correctly suspecting she was about to leave him. Franz later runs into his old friend Meck and has a drink with him in Max’s bar, a local place. There he meets Lina Przybilla, a young Polish woman, who moves in with him. He receives notification from the Berlin Police that he is barred from living in certain Berlin districts and surrounding municipalities, under the threat of a fine or imprisonment, Biberkopf places himself under the supervision of a charity called Prisoners' Aid, to which he must report once a month, and remain in employment. By doing this, he is able to remain in Berlin.
Maniacal
Maniacal (2003)
, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Mary Ann Springer

While his sister Janet is out with friends one night in 1994, the disturbed Gilbert Gill uses a hammer to wound his alcoholic father and kill his sexually abusive stepmother before being arrested by Officer Spiegel. Gilbert is placed in the Hitchberg Sanitarium, where he is tormented by hallucinations of his stepmother.
Truth or Dare? - A Critical Madness
Truth or Dare? - A Critical Madness (1986)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Joel D. Wynkoop

Mike Strauber, a businessman with a history of mental illness, walks in on his wife, Sharon, having sex with Jerry, his best friend. Mike storms off, and wanders aimlessly as he contemplates suicide while flashing back to his time with Sharon, and a childhood incident where he cut himself with a razor while playing Truth or Dare? Mike picks up a female hitchhiker, and the two go to a campsite, where they play Truth or Dare? The game turns violent, and ends when a park ranger finds Mike, who had mutilated himself at the behest of the hitchhiker, who was just a hallucination.
Kyon Ki...
Kyon Ki... (2005)
, 2h36
Directed by Priyadarshan
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff, Om Puri, Suniel Shetty

The film tells the story of a young man named Anand (Salman Khan), who was deeply in love with a girl named Maya (Rimi Sen). He intentionally threw her into a swimming pool, thinking she could swim, for the sake of getting back at her pranks. However, Maya drowned. After her death, Anand's life is completely shattered and he becomes insane.
Porn of the Dead
Porn of the Dead (2006)
, 1h40
Directed by Rob Rotten
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Pornographic
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Films about pornography, Serial killer films, Zombie films, Musical films, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Disaster films
Actors Hillary Scott, Trina Michaels, Jenner, Ruby, Dirty Harry, Trent Tesoro

Porn of the Dead has no overarching plot or storyline; instead it consists of five unconnected sequences which depict people having sex with the undead in a world which appears to be experiencing the onset of a zombie plague.