Here we've displayed a list of the best Madness films : The Dark Knight(2008), Sunset Blvd.(1950), Vertigo(1958), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1919), The Sword of Doom(1966), Nosferatu(1922), Providence(1977), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931), American Psycho(2000), King of Hearts(1966), Macbeth(1971), Scream of Fear(1961) ... ...
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2008
152 Minutes
Christian Bale Heath Ledger Aaron Eckhart Michael Caine Maggie Gyllenhaal Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman Monique Gabriela Curnen Ron Dean Cillian Murphy Chin Han
villain superhero criminal gangster batman district attorney dark witty thrilling tense brooding frightening big city apartment office hospital abandoned building prison explosion crime
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Drama
USA
1950
110 Minutes
William Holden Gloria Swanson Erich von Stroheim Nancy Olson Fred Clark Jack Webb
writer actress lover butler police officer chilling dark creepy mansion hollywood madness insanity death romance silent movies suicide fall wretched excess 1950s
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
128 Minutes
James Stewart Kim Novak Barbara Bel Geddes Tom Helmore Henry Jones Raymond Bailey Ellen Corby Konstantin Shayne Lee Patrick
detective wife friend dead person police officer suspenseful gripping church san francisco hotel country club obsession madness investigation accident deception rescue pursuit mystery love
A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.
Horror
Germany
1919
69 Minutes
Werner Krauss Conrad Veidt Lil Dagover Friedrich Feher Rudolf Lettinger Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Rudolf Klein-Rogge
doctor woman man sleepwalker dark creepy eerie striking germany village murder madness kidnapping hypnosis pursuit discovery fall 1910s
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Drama
Japan
1966
122 Minutes
Tatsuya Nakadai Toshirô Mifune Yûzô Kayama Michiyo Aratama Ichirô Nakatani Yôko Naitô Kei Satô
samurai competitor brother mistress assassin intense chilling japan geisha house madness dueling ghosts revenge wretched excess rivalry adventure ancient times
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
Horror
Germany
1922
65 Minutes
Max Schreck Alexander Granach Gustav von Wangenheim Greta Schroeder G.H. Schnell Ruth Landshoff John Gottowt Gustav Botz Max Nemetz Wolfgang Heinz Albert Venohr
vampire husband wife servant creepy dark eerie frightening transylvania castle vampires deception madness discovery rescue escape 1920s
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
Fantasy
Switzerland|France
1977
104 Minutes
John Gielgud Dirk Bogarde Ellen Burstyn David Warner Elaine Stritch Cyril Luckham Denis Lawson
novelist sick person son alcoholic wife illegitimate son uneasy offbeat fascinating outlandish providence, r.i. house family madness writing alcoholism family dysfunction discovery mystery escape
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
Horror
USA
1931
97 Minutes
Fredric March Miriam Hopkins Rose Hobart Holmes Herbert Halliwell Hobbes Edgar Norton Arnold Lucy Tempe Pigott Eric Wilton Douglas Walton John Rogers
scientist murderer lunatic sexy woman fiancée dark creepy gritty london england laboratory scientific experiments madness violence addiction discovery wretched excess metamorphosis 1880s
Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.
Horror, Comedy
USA|Canada
2000
103 Minutes
Christian Bale Willem Dafoe Jared Leto Reese Witherspoon Samantha Mathis Chloë Sevigny Justin Theroux Josh Lucas Guinevere Turner Matt Ross Bill Sage
wealthy man lesbian secretary killer girlfriend detective dark suspenseful new york city office household restaurant deception sex madness violence murder homosexuality temptation wretched excess
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Comedy
France|Italy
1966
102 Minutes
Alan Bates Geneviève Bujold Pierre Brasseur Jean-Claude Brialy Françoise Christophe Julien Guiomar Micheline Presle Michel Serrault Adolfo Celi Daniel Boulanger Palau
soldier mental patient lunatic amusing cheeky spirited france small town mental institution madness war mental illness dangerous assignment bomb quest discovery 1910s
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Drama
UK|USA
1971
140 Minutes
Jon Finch Francesca Annis Martin Shaw Nicholas Selby Stephan Chase Paul Shelley Terence Bayler Andrew Laurence Frank Wylie Bernard Archard John Stride
king macbeth lady ghost rival brutal unrestrained castle scotland countryside royal court madness political intrigue assassination royalty violence fall wretched excess 16th century
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Horror
UK
1961
81 Minutes
daughter stepmother father doctor chauffeur paraplegic creepy dark suspenseful french riviera household madness missing persons fear investigation paralysis quest discovery mystery 1960s
A wheelchair-bound young woman returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada
1988
115 Minutes
Jeremy Irons Geneviève Bujold Heidi von Palleske Barbara Gordon Shirley Douglas Stephen Lack Nick Nichols Lynne Cormack
doctor twin actress patient dark chilling disturbing gory doctor's office household restaurant affair deception dreams madness fall rivalry 1980s
Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
Horror
USA
1960
85 Minutes
brother sister suitor campy creepy dark brooding massachusetts estate madness curse family dysfunction revenge doomed romance fall forbidden love rescue 19th century
Upon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Sweden
2016
95 Minutes
Paul Dano Daniel Kwan Daniel Radcliffe Mary Elizabeth Winstead Antonia Ribero Timothy Eulich Richard Gross Marika Casteel Andy Hull Aaron Marshall
man corpse girlfriend father family member friend quirky emotional creative island cave jungle beach ocean hut isolation madness rescue conversation salvation
A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.
War, Drama, History
India
2018
164 Minutes
Deepika Padukone Shahid Kapoor Ranveer Singh Aditi Rao Hydari Anupriya Goenka Raza Murad Jim Sarbh
king queen tyrant wife uncle eunuch brutal bleak disheartening emotional gripping intense kingdom castle mansion forest temple battlefield love at first sight jealousy
Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.
Drama
West Germany
1976
93 Minutes
Josef Bierbichler Stefan Güttler Clemens Scheitz Sonja Skiba Wolf Albrecht Thomas Binkley Janos Fischer Wilhelm Friedrich
business owner artist tow truck driver prophet townsperson dreamy disturbing profound cheeky bavaria factory village countryside tavern art obsession secret madness prophecy self-destruction
The foreman of a small village glassworks dies without revealing the secret to the famous "Ruby Glass".
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1963
79 Minutes
Ray Milland Diana Van der Vlis Harold J. Stone John Hoyt Don Rickles Morris Ankrum Lorie Summers Dick Miller Kathryn Hart Jonathan Haze John Dierkes
scientist friend colleague pastor murderer creepy dark laboratory carnival church casino science experiments alienation madness sight discovery transformation fall 1960s
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Adventure
UK
1952
102 Minutes
Trevor Howard Ralph Richardson Kerima Robert Morley George Coulouris Wilfrid Hyde-White Frederick Valk Betty Ann Davies Peter Illing James Kenney A.V. Bramble
anti-hero native captain trader dreamy emotional melodramatic jungle borneo trading post man vs. nature interracial romance madness fall wretched excess 19th century
A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.
Sci-Fi
USA
1940
75 Minutes
Albert Van Dekker Janice Logan Thomas Coley Charles Halton Victor Kilian Frank Yaconelli Billy Wilkerson Allen Fox Paul Fix Frank Reicher
biologist scientist doctor mineralist professor servant chilling creepy amazon jungle laboratory house bedroom experiments biology madness murder self-sacrifice shrinking quest
A mad scientist working in the South American jungle miniaturizes his colleagues when he feels his megalomania is threatened.
Drama
Italy
1984
95 Minutes
Marcello Mastroianni Claudia Cardinale Leopoldo Trieste Paolo Bonacelli Gianfelice Imparato Claudio Spadaro
aristocrat nephew psychiatrist fiancée mother dark witty offbeat italy asylum party madness identity crisis deception transformation mystery discovery 1980s
Deranged after a fall from a horse, a man has lived for twenty years in a castle laboring under the delusion that he is Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. His psychiatrist concocts an elaborate scheme to shock him out of his medieval reverie.
Horror
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Stanley Ridges Anne Nagel Anne Gwynne Virginia Brissac Edmund MacDonald Paul Fix Murray Alper Jack Mulhall Joe King
doctor professor mobster rival wife reporter tense creepy prison office street death row madness brain transplants organized crime murder death sentence mind control revenge pursuit
Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality.
Drama
UK|USA
1969
75 Minutes
actor actress judge priest bleak passionate profound disheartening europe office sweden obscenity sex censorship infidelity madness theater wretched excess temptation rivalry
In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
Musical
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Erich von Stroheim Betty Compson Don Douglas Babe Kane
ventriloquist assistant dancer dummy husband wife brooding disturbing outlandish dark café stage backstage puppetry madness performance show business rejection failure fall
An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Germany
2006
102 Minutes
Ashley Judd Michael Shannon Lynn Collins Brian F. O'Byrne Harry Connick Jr. Neil Bergeron
waitress fugitive lesbian child dark suspenseful motel diner abuse violence suicide self-destruction murder madness escape 2000s
An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
Comedy
France|Belgium
2014
107 Minutes
Dany Boon Alice Pol Kad Merad Jean-Yves Berteloot Judith El Zein Marthe Villalonga Valérie Bonneton Bruno Lochet
doctor hypochondriac roman thrilling nice cure madness search pursuit
Fanatical need for cleanliness of a raging hypochondriac is severe tested when he is mistaken for a war hero preparing for revolution.
Horror, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2015
110 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe James McAvoy Jessica Brown Findlay Andrew Scott Freddie Fox Charles Dance Daniel Mays Callum Turner Bronson Webb Mark Gatiss
scientist surgeon creature british man british woman police officer dark creepy intense london circus laboratory street thames river apartment reanimation science monsters fear danger
Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.
Drama
USA
2000
111 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Kyle MacLachlan Sam Shepard Diane Venora Bill Murray Liev Schreiber Julia Stiles Karl Geary Paula Malcomson Steve Zahn Dechen Thurman
ceo son mother uncle ghost love interest dark tense new york city office apartment murder revenge betrayal madness deception business revenge 2000s
Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.
Drama
Spain
1988
126 Minutes
Hugh Grant Lizzy McInnerny Valentine Pelka Elizabeth Hurley José Luis Gómez Virginia Mataix Ronan Vibert Jose Carlos Rivas Kate McKenzie Jolyon Baker Terry Taplin
poet writer husband stepsister friend monster creative melodramatic geneva villa england frankenstein's monster mary shelley percy bysshe shelley lord byron madness literature quest transformation wretched excess
Lord Byron, poet Percy Shelley, his future wife, Mary Shelley (writing Frankenstein) and others spend the summer of 1816 together.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Ireland|UK
2014
92 Minutes
Rupert Evans Antonia Campbell Hughes Hannah Hoekstra Steve Oram Kelly Byrne Conor Horgan Carl Shaaban Sinead Watters Paddy Curran Calum Heath Alicja Ayres
man woman husband wife couple dark chilling creepy united kingdom england home ireland adultery infidelity madness mental breakdown suspicion marriage horror mystery
A film archivist finds his sanity crumbling after he is given an old 16mm film reel with footage from a horrific murder that occurred in the early 1900's.