Part 9: The Complete Filmography — 50+ Movies & Web Series About Suicide

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This is your master reference — a comprehensive list of movies and web series that deal with suicide, suicidal ideation, and the mental health struggles surrounding them. Organized by region and genre for easy browsing.

Hollywood Classics

#	Title	Year	Director	Suicide Element	IMDB
1	It's a Wonderful Life	1946	Frank Capra	Ideation	8.6
2	Ordinary People	1980	Robert Redford	Attempt	7.7
3	The Virgin Suicides	1999	Sofia Coppola	Completed	7.2
4	Girl, Interrupted	1999	James Mangold	Attempt	7.3
5	The Shawshank Redemption	1994	Frank Darabont	Ideation	9.3
6	American Beauty	1999	Sam Mendes	Ideation	8.3
7	The Hours	2002	Stephen Daldry	Completed	7.5

Modern Hollywood

#	Title	Year	Director	Suicide Element	IMDB
8	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	2012	Stephen Chbosky	Friend's death, attempt	7.9
9	Silver Linings Playbook	2012	David O. Russell	Ideation	7.7
10	Manchester by the Sea	2016	Kenneth Lonergan	Attempt	7.8
11	The Skeleton Twins	2014	Craig Johnson	Attempt	6.8
12	A Star Is Born	2018	Bradley Cooper	Completed	7.6
13	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	2017	Martin McDonagh	Indirect	8.1
14	Short Term 12	2013	Destin Daniel Cretton	Self-harm, ideation	7.9
15	Aftersun	2022	Charlotte Wells	Implied ideation	7.7
16	Sound of Metal	2020	Darius Marder	Ideation	7.7
17	The Father	2020	Florian Zeller	Indirect	8.2

Bollywood & Indian Cinema

#	Title	Year	Director	Suicide Element	IMDB
18	3 Idiots	2009	Rajkumar Hirani	Student suicide	8.4
19	Chhichhore	2019	Nitesh Tiwari	Attempt	8.3
20	Masaan	2015	Neeraj Ghaywan	Completed	8.0
21	Dear Zindagi	2016	Gauri Shinde	Ideation (indirect)	7.4
22	Aashiqui 2	2013	Mohit Suri	Completed	7.0
23	Udaan	2010	Vikramaditya Motwane	Attempt	8.1
24	Tamasha	2015	Imtiaz Ali	Identity crisis	7.3
25	Karthik Calling Karthik	2010	Vijay Lalwani	Mental health, ideation	7.1
26	Barfi!	2012	Anurag Basu	Mental health	8.1
27	Peepli Live	2010	Anusha Rizvi	Suicide as satire	7.4

Asian Cinema (Japan, Korea, China)

#	Title	Year	Director	Suicide Element	IMDB
28	A Silent Voice	2016	Naoko Yamada	Ideation, attempt	8.9
29	Suicide Club	2001	Sion Sono	Mass suicide	6.5
30	Shoplifters	2018	Hirokazu Kore-eda	Indirect	7.9
31	Decision to Leave	2022	Park Chan-wook	Possible suicide	7.2
32	The Forest of Love	2019	Sion Sono	Manipulated suicide	6.5
33	Nobody Knows	2004	Hirokazu Kore-eda	Indirect (abandonment)	8.0
34	Parasite	2019	Bong Joon-ho	Violence, desperation	8.5
35	Oldboy	2003	Park Chan-wook	Ideation	8.4

European Cinema

#	Title	Year	Director	Suicide Element	IMDB
36	Amour	2012	Michael Haneke	Euthanasia	7.9
37	The Fire Within	1963	Louis Malle	Completed	8.1
38	Melancholia	2011	Lars von Trier	Depression, apocalypse	7.1
39	The Seventh Continent	1989	Michael Haneke	Family suicide	7.5
40	Taste of Cherry	1997	Abbas Kiarostami	Ideation	8.0

Teen & Coming-of-Age

#	Title	Year	Director	Suicide Element	IMDB
41	The Breakfast Club	1985	John Hughes	Ideation, past attempt	7.8
42	Dead Poets Society	1989	Peter Weir	Completed	8.1
43	It's Kind of a Funny Story	2010	Anna Boden	Ideation, self-admission	7.1
44	The Art of Getting By	2011	Gavin Wiesen	Passive ideation	6.5
45	Speak	2004	Jessica Sharzer	Psychological death	7.3

Documentaries

#	Title	Year	Director	Focus	IMDB
46	The Bridge	2006	Eric Steel	Golden Gate suicides	7.3
47	Suicide: The Ripple Effect	2018	Greg Dicharry	Kevin Hines' story	7.5
48	The Girl on the Bridge	2020	Jon Salmon	Youth suicide advocacy	7.2
49	The S Word	2017	Lisa Klein	Survivor activism	7.0
50	Boy Interrupted	2009	Dana Perry	Child bipolar/suicide	7.4

Web Series (Streaming)

#	Title	Years	Platform	Seasons	IMDB
51	13 Reasons Why	2017–2020	Netflix	4	7.5
52	BoJack Horseman	2014–2020	Netflix	6	8.8
53	After Life	2019–2022	Netflix	3	8.4
54	Euphoria	2019–2022	HBO	2	8.4
55	Normal People	2020	BBC/Hulu	1	8.4
56	Maniac	2018	Netflix	1	7.5
57	The Crowded Room	2023	Apple TV+	1	7.0
58	Fleabag	2016–2019	BBC/Amazon	2	8.7
59	You	2018–2024	Netflix	5	7.7
60	Big Mouth	2017–2025	Netflix	7	7.5

How to Find These Films

Most of these titles are available on major streaming platforms:

Netflix: 13 Reasons Why, BoJack Horseman, After Life, Maniac, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Amazon Prime: Fleabag, Suicide Club, Shoplifters
HBO/Max: Euphoria, The Hours
Apple TV+: The Crowded Room, The Bridge
YouTube: Some older titles available for free or rent
Disney+ Hotstar: Select Bollywood titles

Availability varies by region. Check JustWatch.com for current streaming options in your country.

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