#3. Sybil (1976)

Storyline: This tale of child abuse and and its deep psychological scars, based on a true story, follows Sybil (Sally Field), an introverted student living alone in New York City who suffers from multiple personality disorder. Haunted by nightmares of her past, Sybil starts seeing a psychiatrist named Dr. Cornelia B. Wilbur (Joanne Woodward). When Dr. Wilbur discovers Sybil has over a dozen different personalities, she becomes obsessed with uncovering her patient's tortured childhood in order to heal her.

Plot Keywords: student, psychiatrist, mother, doctor, sad, intense, shocking ...

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#4. 12th & Delaware (2010)

Storyline: One street corner in Fort Pierce, Fla., is home to both a for-profit abortion clinic and a Roman Catholic Church-supported pregnancy clinic whose mission is to prevent women from obtaining abortions. While the abortion clinic takes precautions against threats of violence and fends off protesters, the pregnancy clinic actively spreads misinformation to women about the dangers of abortion. Though neither side will speak to the other, the battle over a woman's right to choose rages on.

Plot Keywords: doctor, nurse, pregnant woman, protester, priest, volunteer, emotional ...

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#7. Greed (1924)

Storyline: John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. He is now being hunted in Death Valley by his ex-best friend Marcus and the law. His lot was cast the day that he meet his future wife Trina in his office. She was with Marcus and she bought a lottery ticket. Well Mac fell for her and Marcus stepped aside. When Mac and Trina married, she won the Lottery for $5000 and became obsessive about the money in gold. Marcus is steamed as he stepped aside and now she is rich so he has the law shut down Mac as he has no official schooling for his dentistry. Trina fearful that they will take her gold away sells everything and takes all Mac earns when he is working. She adds to her stash of gold as they both live as paupers. When Mac has no job and no money, he leaves and Trina moves. Driven to desperation at being poor and hungry he finds Trina and demands the gold.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>

Plot Keywords: wife, dentist, friend, fascinating, suspenseful, emotional, family home ...

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#8. Maelstrom (2000)

Storyline: Bibiane (Marie-Josée Croze), a wealthy part-time model, questions her seemingly perfect life after she has a traumatic abortion. She succumbs to substance abuse and, while driving drunk one night, strikes a pedestrian and drives off. The next morning, she learns of a man who died after a hit-and-run. Wracked with guilt, she attends the man's funeral. There, she meets his son, Evian (Jean-Nicolas Verreault), and the pair begin a romance. But Bibiane is afraid to tell Evian her dark secret.

Plot Keywords: shop owner, rich girl, fisherman, mother, son, model, dark ...

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#9. Deadpool (2016)

Storyline: This is the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Plot Keywords: operative, mercenary, villain, mutant, arms dealer, girlfriend, cheeky ...

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#10. Wide Awake (2006)

Storyline: Director Alan Berliner has a problem: He can't sleep. For much of his life, Berliner has been plagued by insomnia. It's left an indelible impact on both his career as a filmmaker and his personal relationships. In this documentary, Berliner examines his condition and his long, futile search for a good night's sleep. He talks with his family and a panoply of doctors and uses a meticulous assemblage of vintage film clips to illustrate his own disjointed mental state come bedtime.

Plot Keywords: filmmaker, wife, doctor, witty, frenetic, endearing, artist's studio ...

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#11. Indestructible (2007)

Storyline: A monastery high atop the mountains of northwest China ... the living room of a family confronted with terminal illness ... the office of renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks ... the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem... Indestructible portrays an epic journey of self-discovery for filmmaker and single father Ben Byer as he battles the incurable and fatal neuro-degenerative disease, ALS. A cinematic adventure filled with extraordinary characters and breathtaking landscapes, beautifully shot by Academy Award nominee Roko Belic (Genghis Blues), Byer takes a visually stunning global quest to survive as he begins to understand the power of the human condition. An extraordinary self-portrait of a man confronted with life's ultimate challenge, Indestructible goes deep within the human experience for a fascinating, funny and inspiring story of the conflict between hope and fate.—ALS Film Fund

Plot Keywords: sick person, doctor, inspiring, emotional, sad, moving, china ...

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#12. Baby God (2020)

Storyline: For more than 30 years, Dr. Quincy Fortier covertly uses his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients. When his secret is revealed, his children seek the truth about his motives and try to make sense of their own identities.

Plot Keywords: doctor, patient, victim, mother, child, criminal, dark ...

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#14. The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

Storyline: Hazel and Augustus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they meet and fall in love at a cancer support group.

Plot Keywords: cancer patient, teen boy, author, parent, doctor, nurse, amusing ...

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#15. Happiness (1998)

Storyline: A woman breaks up with her boyfriend, he thinks it's because he's fat. A man is unable to tell her next door neighbor he finds her sexually attractive. An old couple wants to split up, but they don't want to get a divorce. A therapist masturbates to teen magazines. An 11 year old kid is insecure about the fact that he hasn't cum yet. Office workers try to recall the face of a coworker who recently died. A woman is sure she has everything she could ever want. The lives of these individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Plot Keywords: musician, writer, wife, psychiatrist, young boy, neighbor, dark ...

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