The Distraction
Feb 27, 2020 | IMDB 3
10 min Watch NowThriller, Horror, Documentary
A short form exploration of the very visceral and disorienting world of living with severe anxiety and depression, the world’s biggest health problem.
Thriller, Horror, Documentary
A short form exploration of the very visceral and disorienting world of living with severe anxiety and depression, the world’s biggest health problem.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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May
Kalifornia
Session 9
Bedlam
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Save Me
Three Identical Strangers
Primal Fear
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Souls
Gothika
Die My Love
Trap
Somber
The Living and the Dead
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Don't Look Now
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1973
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IMDB 6.5 | May , 2004
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder. Based on a true story.The Incurable Illness of Anxiety and Depression
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
A 2023 Perth Anthology Feature Film. Four directors come together to create and dissect an exploration of mental health through four short, but horrifying stories and genres; Sci-Fi, Gothic, Fantasy, and Psychological.The Show Must Go On
IMDB 3 | Oct , 2019
The Show Must Go On is a personal journey behind the scenes that confronts the epidemic of mental health issues in the Australian entertainment industry.May
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2003
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.Kalifornia
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1993
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.Session 9
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2001
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.Bedlam
IMDB 6.5 | May , 1946
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.Frenchy
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
Bethany and Sam are friends with a brewing romance that is long overdue. With the making of a student film together over Halloween, this romance becomes realised. However, with this new proximity to Sam, Bethany begins to peel away the layers of a potentially very troubled person.The Girl Next Door
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2016
When Evette moves into a new apartment, she learns she can hear her neighbors through the wall. Can her detached obsession take the place of her longing for human connection?Save Me
IMDB 4.4 | Mar , 1994
An accountant beleaguered by personal and professional problems gets involved with a femme fatale and her mysterious psychiatrist.Three Identical Strangers
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 2018
New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.Primal Fear
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 1996
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.Calling Dr. Gillespie
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1942
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IMDB 8 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2003
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.Die My Love
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2025
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IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2024
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IMDB 10 | Jan , 2019
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IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2006
Lord Donald and Lady Nancy reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James, their mentally disabled adult son. Nancy has fallen seriously ill and Donald is preparing to sell the house to raise enough money to pay for an operation. He arranges for the family nurse, Mary, to take care of Nancy while he leaves to tend to the sale. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so too does the severity of his own condition.