Best Mental Illness Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

3eyedraven's 15 top-rated mental illness movies and TV series of the 1970s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Man on the Roof 1976 ★ 7.1

Don't Look Now 1973 ★ 6.9

They Might Be Giants 1971 ★ 7.0

The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971 ★ 6.7

Despair 1978 ★ 6.5

The Night Visitor 1971 ★ 6.5

Bad Ronald 1974 ★ 6.4

Play It as It Lays 1972 ★ 6.1

Bleak Moments 1971 ★ 6.1

Late Night Trains 1975 ★ 6.1

The Possession of Joel Delaney 1972 ★ 5.6

The Creeping Flesh 1973 ★ 5.9

Criminally Insane 1975 ★ 5.5

Appassionata 1974 ★ 5.6

Devil Times Five 1974 ★ 5.2