Borderline Personality Disorder in Film
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- DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVallA directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.True story of Suzanna Keyson (based on her autobiographic book of the same name) about a period in her life during her late teens when she was committed to a psychiatric hospital for 18 months with Borderline Personality Disorder following a suicide attempt.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne ArcherA married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.Probably the most famous example of BPD in a movie. Glenn Close's character suffers from severe BPD (as well as very likely Antisocial Personality Disorder).
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJessica WalterDonna MillsThe life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.This movie very clearly influenced Fatal Attraction (and is just as good)
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAmy WinehouseMitch WinehouseMark RonsonArchival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.Biography based on the life of Amy Winehouse who suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.While it is never actual stated, is it heavily implied that Jennifer Lawrence's character suffers from this.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsChristina RicciJonathan Rhys MeyersJessica LangeA young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.Let me preface by saying: PLEASE read the book. While this film is decent, the book is (IMO) the greatest book on depression ever written (and, yes, I am including Silvia Plath
s The Bell Jar). As well as Atypical Depression (which is the predominate focus of the memoir), Elizabeth also suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
If you enjoyed Prozac Nation, I would also recommend More, Now, Again, a sort-of sequel memoir about Wurtzerl's struggles with addiction. - DirectorCurtis HansonStarsAnnabella SciorraRebecca De MornayMatt McCoyAfter her sex offender husband gets caught in the act and kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against one of her husband's victims and the woman's family.Rebecca De Mornay plays a Borderline character out to ruin the protagonists life after she inadvertently causes her to lose both her husband and her baby. The character experiences emotional lability, sudden bursts of rage and sometimes dangerous impulsiveness
- DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsBridget FondaJennifer Jason LeighSteven WeberA woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in.Jennifer Jason Leigh's character shows intense fear of abandonment, impulsivity, splitting and her attempts to copy her roommate to a pathological degree suggest a chronic and severe lack of a sense of self.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsRobin WilliamsConnie NielsenMichael VartanA mentally unstable photo developer targets an upper middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.