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Posted 5/3/2018 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
I look for some really good movies on the bipolar disorder. There is a rather exhaustive list available , but I do not know which movies I should watch. They propose:

1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
2. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
3. Bipolarized: Rethinking Mental Illness (2014)
4. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
5. Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006)
6. Filth (2013)
7. The Informant! (2009)
8. Call Me Crazy (2013)
9. Repentance (1984)
10. Touched with Fire (2015)
11. ...

Any help highly appreciated :-*



EDIT: Removed the link as it can be considered spam.

Post Edited By Moderator (UserANONYMOUS) : 9/3/2018 1:39:11 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/4/2018 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
As a bipolar, I've never even thought about watching a movie about my illness.

That would be like looking in the mirror. Why would I want to do that?

And a movie called, "Call Me Crazy" wouldn't do it for me.

I did recently read some material on the net about Vincent Van Gogh, who was bipolar, and I viewed a number of his paintings.

But he in a way was a success story. I wouldn't get a kick out of some guy wandering around his room, wondering what to do, having all kinds of difficult times. That wouldn't be my idea of a good time.

Are you talking about documentaries about bipolar, or acting type movies? Which kind do you prefer?

Have you seen any such portrayals? Which ones are your favorites?

I'll tell you what I do enjoy, I enjoy watching true crime shows on TV, trying to figure out who did these crimes. Many of those people have mental illnesses.
Posted 8/1/2018 1:53 PM (GMT 0)
My close friend recommended infinite polar bear to me. Netflix doesn’t have it though.

I saw silver linings playbook a long time ago when it
Came out in the theaters .... def worth a rewatch. I’m gunna keep
This list next
Time in the mood
To watch a flick. Thanks for sharing it !

Have a good day !
Posted 9/3/2018 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jordan,

Welcome to the forum!

I have only seen Silver Linings Playbook. It was interesting. Learned a lot about the disorder by watching it.

Were you able to watch any of the other your listed? Hope they were good.

UA
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