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Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Silver Linings Playbook

2012·2h 2m·★ 7.7·David O. Russell

Themes: mental institution, depression, mental illnessDrama & Romance

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

2025·2h·★ 6.6·Scott Cooper

Themes: mental health, depressionFans also likedDrama & Music

Smile 2

2024·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Parker Finn

Themes: mental breakdown, mental health, depression

Twelve Monkeys

1995·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Terry Gilliam

Themes: mental breakdown, mental institution

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012·1h 43m·★ 7.9·Stephen Chbosky

Themes: mental health, depression

Girl, Interrupted

1999·2h 7m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

Themes: mental institution, mental illness

Lars and the Real Girl

2007·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Craig Gillespie

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Secret Life of Words

2005·1h 55m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Something's Gotta Give

2003·2h 8m·★ 6.8·Nancy Meyers

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Italian for Beginners

2000·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Lone Scherfig

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Mr. Jones

1993·1h 54m·★ 5.8·Mike Figgis

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Black Swan

2010·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: heartbreak, mental illness

Clouds

2020·2h 1m·★ 7.5·Justin Baldoni

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Sing Street

2016·1h 45m·★ 7.9·John Carney

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Step Up

2006·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Anne Fletcher

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2021·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Roman White

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Yentl

1983·2h 12m·★ 6.6·Barbra Streisand

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1984·1h 51m·★ 6.5·Albert Magnoli

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