Highest-Rated Movies about 'Anxiety', Sort by Popularity

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), The Queen of Fear (2018), Period of Adjustment (1962), A Delicate Balance (1973), High Anxiety (1977), A Kiss in the Dark (1949), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Son of God (2014) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Anxiety movies.

#1. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

Storyline: Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the beginning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted....

Plot Keywords: teen girl, older brother, younger sister, guitarist, thug, mother, hilarious ...

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#3. Period of Adjustment (1962)

Storyline: Veteran George Haverstick (Jim Hutton) meets nurse Isabel (Jane Fonda) while in hospital and soon marries her. However, Isabel is disappointed to learn that George drives a hearse and has booked them a dingy motel for their honeymoon, during which he falls asleep drunk. The next day, the couple visits George's friend Ralph (Tony Franciosa), who originally married Dorothea (Lois Nettleton) for money but now loves her. Dorothea wants to leave Ralph, and the Haversticks try to help him.

Plot Keywords: veteran, nurse, friend, wife, mother, father, winsome ...

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#4. A Delicate Balance (1973)

Storyline: In Connecticut, Agnes and Tobias are an upper-class married couple whose relationship has been uneasy for many years, since at least the time their son died; but they've managed to find a certain comfortable pattern of uneasiness. Agnes's sister, Claire, lives with them and insists that her perpetual drinking is not alcoholism but willfulness. Their daughter, Julia, poised to have her fourth divorce, has come back home. Unexpectedly, her room has been taken over by Harry and Edna, best friends of Tobias and Agnes. Seized by a nameless terror that propelled them out of their own house, Harry and Edna have decided to stay.—J. Spurlin

Plot Keywords: husband, wife, sister, daughter, friend, bleak, emotional ...

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#5. High Anxiety (1977)

Storyline: Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name. An homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock; contains many parodies of famous Hitchcock scenes from THE BIRDS, PSYCHO, and VERTIGO.

Plot Keywords: psychiatrist, nurse, doctor, professor, socialite, daughter, hilarious ...

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#6. A Kiss in the Dark (1949)

Storyline: Snooty concert pianist Eric Phillips is tired and beginning to fear he's losing his talent. His condition is not helped when he discovers he's the owner of an apartment building and the tenants have a long list of grievances. His manager suggests he move into the building for a rest, an idea that initially does not appeal to Eric. He begins to feel differently as he becomes involved in the lives of his eccentric tenants, especially a pretty model named Polly.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: pianist, model, manager, insurance salesman, owner, neighbor, playful ...

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#7. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

Storyline: The story picks up four weeks after the first film, and already Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy. Apart from discovering that he's a conservative voter, she has to deal with a new boss, strange contractor, and the worst vacation of her life.

Plot Keywords: barrister, tv personality, publicist, mother, father, charming, offbeat ...

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#9. Sadie's Last Days on Earth (2016)

Storyline: Everything in high school is like the world ending and Sadie Mitchell's crippling fear of the coming apocalypse is the heightened version of that. Undeterred by the naysayers, Sadie has two weeks to ready herself before doomsday. She needs to master survivalist cuisine, learn to sew, but there are other things...personal things: go to a high school party, kiss a boy, and most importantly, get her best friend back.

Plot Keywords: teen girl, amusing, endearing, high school, apocalypse, bucket list, friendship ...

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