[lawrenman]

I know we have a book section, but let's try out a movie section.

Limitless seems to mirror some of the actions in bipolar mania when he starts the drug while B Cooper is depressed to start the movie.

To me Limitless hit home. Unfortunately I'm not taking a drug to get manic.

[Blue_Bird]

One I watched recently (also starring Bradley Cooper) is "Silver Linings Playbook" Really liked it a lot.

[Victoria'smom]

I remember watching limitless and actually saying it a movie about mania.

[jesusplay]

silver linings playbook was a joke.

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by jesusplay

silver linings playbook was a joke.

That may be your's and a lot of other people's opinions. It happened to be the first movie that came to mind, probably the only thing I've watched even with anything about bp. If I enjoyed it as a movie, not mainly just about the theme of bipolar, then so be it.

[Moose72]

I don't know of any movies but there was an episode of House where one of the characters in the mental hospital with House was bipolar and always Manic.

'The Hours' is a movie I only recently watched & fell in love with it. It's a little triggery since it deals with suicide but also the character of Virginia Woolf very astutely talks about her experience & how it has been both her salvation & her destruction. It's a compelling movie & I typically don't watch ones like that.

'Manic' was great -- Chad was a great representation of BP & I also think that the focus on anger from Lyle's character can often be a focus in Bipolar. And I've heard good things about 'Mr. Jones'.

Even though 'Joshua' is a horror movie with the focus on a completely different character, the Mother is clearly Bipolar.

I also have watched a lot of other movies, not specifically about Bipolar, that really do touch on a lot of the issues. Depression, risk-taking, a sense of exclusion, substance abuse, etc. 'Prozac Nation', 'Girl Interrupted', T from 'the United States of Tara' reminds me of a very typical euphoric-manic state.

I'd list off more, but I'm sure additional good ones will come in the ensuing comments.

[BipolaRNurse]

I remember "Prozac Nation" and thought the lead character's behavior was actually classic bipolar. If so, Prozac might have flipped her into mania and then there'd have had to be a sequel.

[domenicfz]

I just watched the documentary "Of Two Minds" last night, it really hit home.

I always figured she was more bpd since she was so focused on the abandonment from her Father & the abandonment she suspected from her bf.

But that's just being picky. As I said, it does confront a lot of similar issues.