Top Therapy Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Kate Hudson

Matthew McConaughey

Kathryn Hahn

Annie Parisse

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

6.9 4.5K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

Plot: bet, new york city, journalist, therapist, advertising expert, romcom, basketball, relationship, ...

Cast

Mark Duplass

Elisabeth Moss

Ted Danson

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Kiana Cason

The One I Love (2014)

6.9 784 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

Style: surreal

Plot: infidelity, therapist, marriage crisis, married couple, marriage, dilemma, dysfunctional marriage, magic realism, ...

The Shrink Next Door (2021) TV Show

6.9 152 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Inspired by the true story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around...then took it over. When he first meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them—and what happens when they get crossed.

Style: shocking

Plot: new york city, therapist, brainwashing, narcissist, textile company, hamptons, insidious, based on podcast, ...

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix

Patti LuPone

Amy Ryan

Nathan Lane

Beau Is Afraid (2023)

6.7 1.4K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Country: United States of America, Finland

Duration: 179 min.

Audience: R

Story: Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.

Style: absurdist

Plot: suicide, nightmare, funeral, therapist, paranoia, orgasm, trauma, dark comedy, ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

6.7 2.1K votes

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: dreams, nightmare, sadism, psychopath, group therapy, supernatural, hypnosis, ohio, ...

Cast

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Stellan Skarsgu00e5rd

Stacy Martin

Shia LaBeouf

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

6.7 3.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Denmark, Germany

Duration: 124 min.

Audience: NR

Story: The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

Plot: bondage, whip, sexuality, masochism, sex therapy, chapter, sadomasochism, sequel, ...

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia

Geoffrey Rush

Barbara Hershey

Kerry Armstrong

Lantana (2001)

6.7 228 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: Germany, Australia

Duration: 121 min.

Audience: R

Story: Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.

Plot: sydney, australia, infidelity, husband wife relationship, police, therapist, marriage crisis, loss of loved one, ...

Cast

Naomi Ackie

Channing Tatum

Alia Shawkat

Christian Slater

Blink Twice (2024)

6.7 2.0K votes

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.

Style: exploitation

Plot: rape, forgiveness, dark comedy, seclusion, sexual violence, gang rape, psychological thriller, gender roles, ...

Cast

Sosie Bacon

Kyle Gallner

Jessie T. Usher

Robin Weigert

Smile (2022)

6.7 4.1K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: R

Story: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

Plot: suicide, new jersey, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), therapist, detective, paranoia, trauma, curse, ...

Being Erica (2009) TV Show

6.7 64 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Canada

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 49

Audience: TV-14

Story: Erica Strange has tons of regrets in her young life - so many she's started a list. But when she shares her list with her therapist, he undertakes an unusual course of treatment: she is transported back in time and given the chance to make different decisions at pivotal moments in her life, based on her knowledge of the here and now.

Plot: time travel, therapy, changing the past or future

Cast

Willem Dafoe

Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Antichrist (2009)

6.6 2.9K votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Country: Denmark, France

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: NR

Story: A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

Plot: depression, suffering, therapist, symbolism, marriage, masochism, controversy, woods, ...

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Cast

Mike Myers

Elizabeth Hurley

Michael York

Mimi Rogers

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

6.6 3.8K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Country: Germany, United States of America

Duration: 89 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

Plot: undercover, missile, spy, group therapy, secret agent, parody, james bond spoof, swinging 60s, ...

Place: las vegas

Cast

Haley Bennett

Austin Stowell

Elizabeth Marvel

David Rasche

Swallow (2020)

6.6 862 votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America, France

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: R

Story: Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

Plot: sexual abuse, housewife, loneliness, psychological thriller, psychiatrist, therapy, mental illness, eating non food, ...

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

Harrison Ford

Diana Scarwid

James Remar

What Lies Beneath (2000)

6.4 2.1K votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 130 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.

Style: haunting, shocking, absurd

Plot: lake, therapist, haunted house, suspicion, ouija board, car accident, new neighbor, vermont, ...

Cast

Craig Sheffer

Sheryl Lee

Terence Stamp

Casey Siemaszko

Bliss (1997)

6.4 93 votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: On his wedding day, Joseph nervously admits that his wife is not quite like other women. But his beautiful bride is more than just the "impulsive, compulsive, obsessive" woman he thinks he knows. And when Joseph discovers she is hiding troubling secrets, it sends them both on a sexual odyssey that will either destroy or redeem their relationship.

Plot: depression, dancing, child abuse, bondage, abusive father, frigidity, psychology, marriage, ...

Cast

Dane DeHaan

Jason Isaacs

Mia Goth

Harry Groener

A Cure for Wellness (2017)

6.4 4.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 146 min.

Audience: R

Story: An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

Plot: darkness, therapist, mountain, wellness, employee, health, patient, spa, ...

Place: switzerland

Cast

Rose Byrne

Conan O'Brien

A$AP Rocky

Danielle Macdonald

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)

6.3 368 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: R

Story: With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

Plot: hotel, therapist, long island, new york, female protagonist, sick child, motherhood, woman director, ...

Anger Management (2012) TV Show

6.3 283 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 100

Audience: TV-14

Story: Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.

Plot: therapist, obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd), sexual humor, therapy, sitcom, anger management, mental health professional