Films and TV shows about madness

A slow, suffocating descent into madness, with eerie imagery and mounting dread that lingers long after.

A slow, suffocating descent into madness that unsettles and provokes, anchored by a mesmerizing performance.

A hypnotic, harrowing descent into madness, with stunning imagery and a mounting sense of dread that lingers long after.

A slow, suffocating plunge into black-and-white madness, where two men's rivalry curdles into hallucination and dread.

A sun-drenched Technicolor dream curdling into something deeply unsettling, with a mesmerizing performance holding you in queasy, mounting dread.

A relentless, nerve-shredding descent into paranoia and hallucination, anchored by a raw, vulnerable performance.

A feverish, twisted dream of painted shadows and crooked streets that unsettles and confuses you long after it ends.

A slow descent into a surreal, endless maze that feels like a waking nightmare, blending psychological dread with moments of bizarre horror.

A claustrophobic, emotionally raw descent into delusion and cruelty, powered by towering performances and a sweaty, oppressive atmosphere.

A cold, disorienting descent where past and present bleed together, keeping you uneasy and second-guessing what is real until the bitter end.

It feels like watching a slow descent into psychological dread, blurring the lines between medical reality and supernatural horror.

A hypnotic, drug-fuelled descent into chaos that is as mesmerising as it is deeply disturbing.

A bright, cheerful surface slowly curdles into something deeply unsettling, mixing queasy laughs with genuine sadness and a surprisingly tender finale.

A slow-building, unsettling experience that tightens its grip with eerie atmosphere and a shocking twist.

A haunting, twisty psychological descent that burrows into the mind and lingers with its melancholic ambiguity.

A slow, creeping dread that builds into a psychedelic, body-horror nightmare, with moments of wild, unhinged energy.

A hypnotic, suffocating descent into madness, with lush jungle imagery and a towering performance that feels like a fever dream.

A slow, suffocating descent into a fractured mind, where ordinary rooms turn menacing and every sound feels like a threat.

A chilling, darkly comic thrill ride with a gleefully mad performance and inventive effects that still startle.

A dizzying, acid-black plunge into a corrupt cop's unravelling mind, by turns hilarious and horrifying.

A claustrophobic descent into madness, blending sci-fi spectacle with visceral horror and psychological dread.

A tender, unsettling portrait of genius and control, alternating between creative euphoria and suffocating manipulation.

A stylish, sinister plunge into a glossy nightmare of control and cruelty, with a cold, theatrical chill.

A stark, intimate chamber drama that is quietly devastating, slow and unsettling, with moments of raw emotional power.

A slow, unsettling descent into a fractured mind, where memory and delusion blur in a grey, oppressive London.

A gleefully grotesque cartoon rollercoaster of slapstick and surrealism that constantly teeters between hilarity and discomfort.

A grim, unsettling true-crime slog that lingers on madness and gore while musing on why we're fascinated by killers.

A disorienting, grimy plunge through shifting timelines that leaves you uneasy and quietly devastated.

A quiet, creeping dread settles in as mundane spaces turn sinister, leaving you unsettled long after the screen goes dark.

A grim, psychological descent that unsettles with its bleak tone and moments of shocking cruelty.

A slow, creeping dread settles in as the house itself seems to breathe, and you're never sure if the terror is supernatural or inside one woman's mind.

A chaotic, cartoonish night of escalating absurdity, bouncing between farce and menace with a manic bellhop at its center.

A cold, clinical nightmare that builds dread through sterile calm and grotesque body horror, leaving you queasy and unsettled long after.

A creeping, sanity-slipping nightmare where reality keeps folding in on itself, leaving you unsettled and unsure what is real.

A gooey, gleefully deranged descent into sensory overload, equal parts gross-out spectacle and hysterical dread.

A queasy, darkly funny descent into a disturbed mind, blending body horror with suburban satire and building to a shocking, tragic climax.

It is a suffocating descent into psychological dread within the decaying walls of an abandoned institution.

A cold, clinical descent into a killer's mind, suffocatingly tense and deeply unsettling, with an unrelenting focus on cruelty and madness.

A chilling, fast-paced descent into duality, with striking transformations and a brooding atmosphere that keeps you tense.

A raw, unsettling plunge into a woman's unraveling mind, immersive and claustrophobic, with moments of surreal beauty.

A gothic, twisty asylum thriller that keeps you guessing with eerie atmosphere and a darkly playful edge.

A slow, unsettling descent into a fractured mind, where reality and nightmare blur on a bleak island.

A passionate, volatile romance that spirals into madness, leaving a lingering sense of heartbreak and unease.

A queasy, intimate plunge into a killer's skull, all slick neon and scalpel-cold dread that leaves you feeling complicit and unclean.

A grimy, chaotic plunge into analog nightmare, where each tape delivers its own nasty jolt of dread and grotesque invention.

A clammy, claustrophobic descent into one woman's unraveling mind, tightening its grip with each passing minute until the air feels poisoned.

A slow, hallucinatory descent into occult madness, heavy with dread and surreal imagery that unsettles more than it shocks.

A disorienting, darkly playful superhero puzzle that keeps you off-balance, blending psychological unease with mythic spectacle and sudden bursts of violence.