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The Best Movies About PTSD

Updated January 15, 2021 0 votes 1.0k voters 220.2k views79 items

List RulesMovies must all contain a character with PTSD.

A list of the best PTSD movies ever made, ranked by movie fans with film trailers when available. This PTSD movie list is ordered by popularity, so only the greatest movies about post-traumatic stress disorder are at the top of the list. They tend to be the ones that show characters and veterans with PTSD following war or other traumatic events. The films on this list are the most famous post-traumatic stress disorder movies of all time, so use it to find some movies that you haven't seen already. Click on these post-traumatic stress disorder movie titles for more information about the films.The list you're viewing contains items like Fearless and Birdy.This list answers the questions, "What are the best post-traumatic stress disorder movies?" and "What is the greatest post-traumatic stress disorder movie of all time?" Various bits of information are included with these popular post-traumatic stress disorder movies, such as who directed them, when they were released, and who starred in the films Whether you're watching these post-traumatic stress disorder movies on Netflix or other streaming service, these good post-traumatic stress disorder movies can be enjoyed no matter what.

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Fearless
Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini
Released: 1993
Directed by: Peter Weir
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The War at Home
Carla Gugino, Kathy Bates
Released: 1996
Directed by: Emilio Estevez
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The Deer Hunter
Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro
Released: 1978
Directed by: Michael Cimino
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Jacknife
Robert De Niro, Ed Harris
Released: 1989
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
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Ordinary People
Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland
Released: 1980
Directed by: Robert Redford
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American Sniper
Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
Released: 2014
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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The Edge of Love
Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller
Released: 2008
Directed by: John Maybury

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The Prince of Tides
Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte
Released: 1991
Directed by: Barbra Streisand
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The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury
Released: 1962
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
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Brothers
Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal
Released: 2009
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
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Jacob's Ladder
Macaulay Culkin, Tim Robbins
Released: 1990
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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Born on the Fourth of July
Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe
Released: 1989
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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The Best Years of Our Lives
Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright
Released: 1946
Directed by: William Wyler
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Coming Home
Jane Fonda, Jon Voight
Released: 1978
Directed by: Hal Ashby
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Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood, Dreama Walker
Released: 2008
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Heaven & Earth
Tommy Lee Jones, Debbie Reynolds
Released: 1993
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster
Released: 1976
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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First Blood
Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy
Released: 1982
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
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Harsh Times
Eva Longoria, Christian Bale
Released: 2005
Directed by: David Ayer
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The Fisher King
Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges
Released: 1991
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Brothers
Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen
Released: 2004
Directed by: Susanne Bier
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The Hurt Locker
Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 2008
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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An Act of War
Russ Russo, Natasha Alam
Released: March 31, 2015
Directed by: Ryan M. Kennedy
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Reign Over Me
Adam Sandler, Liv Tyler
Released: 2007
Directed by: Mike Binder
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Welcome to Marwen
Steve Carell, Leslie Mann
Released: 2018
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

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