I am looking for movies about suicide or suicide ideation as a main theme.
Any recommendations?
Girl Interrupted
The Virgin Suicides
Suicide Room
The Virgin Suicides is without a doubt one of the most depressing movies I ever seen even compere to other suicide movies.
Suicide Room is the only one I didn't seen from your list. From what I seen in the trailer, I am not sure about the acting but interesting idea for a movie. Add to watchlist.
Better Off Dead... (1985)
Love Liza (2002)
LOVE LIZA IS SO DAMN GOOD...I HAVE SEEN THAT ONE A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE YEARS. NOEMOJI
shareIt really digs into the aftermath of grief with unanswered questions and survivor's guilt. Great performance as always from the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.
shareHE WAS /IS A FAVORITE OF MINE...LOVE LIZA IS MY FAVORITE OF HIS FILMS...SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ONE SPEAKS TO ME. NOEMOJI
shareAwesome insight. Please let me know what you think of Death Game (1977):
https://youtu.be/whpRlDu8G0o
Better Off Dead look too much cynical for me.
I agree with both of you about Love Liza. Philip Seymour Hoffman is amazing in this one, not sure why only few people watch this one. As you said, it's authentic depicted of the survivor's guilt.
The Slender Thread (1965) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059729/
Stars Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Poitier plays a college psychology major who, while volunteering at a Crisis Call Center, receives a phone call from a woman (Anne Bancroft) who has taken too many sleeping pills.
Can he find out why she did so?
Can he find out where she's calling from?
Can he save her in time?
Only the slender thread of the telephone line keeps him connected with her.
Nice, the storyline (and Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft) really got me.
The phone call is really good anchor.
I'm a little surprised to see it's not a thriller.
Thank you, added to my watchlist.
"Me Before You" (2016) is a different take on the subject.
"Pump Up The Volume" (1990) although not entirely about suicide does feature the subject and is done very well. It also deals with teen isolation and depression.
From these two Pump Up the Volume sound the most intriguing, but Me Before You can be a nice feel good movie (?) with two charismatic lead actors.
shareI saw a little bit of "Me Before You", " Virgin Suicides" was good but sad. I would like to see " The Slender Thread".
shareI would like to see " The Slender Thread
In Virgin Suicide, the older girls would have been going to college in a few years, perhaps dorm. They could have finally had their freedom. Better than group suicide.
shareWouldn't you think a movie that touches on suicide would be melancholic?
I saw Virgin Suicides randomly on TV but I found it compelling. For me, the story was maybe a little too odd and mysterious for me to be emotionally rattled by the penultimate event. Maybe like Donnie Darko or a David Lynch film, I was more aware of watching something fascinating but somewhat artificial. I'd see it again given the chance.
Me Before You isn't really feel good although it kind of looks like it might be that at the start of the film. It's worth watching for a different take on the usual suicide themes.
Leaving Las Vegas
shareOof! That was a rough one.
Excellent performances but damn…
I’ve only seen it once and it left an impression.
It's one of my "reverse" favorites. I thought it was stunning at the first watch but doubt I would enjoy a second viewing and wouldn't recommend it unless I knew that person would have the right mind set.
But it was riveting, which is usually a good thing.
Yes, it’s a real gut punch and I think once was plenty for me. There is a French movie called Irreversible that was extremely well made by interesting, professional people but again one viewing was enough.
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