Undercover Sociopaths
These films show various manifestations of intense "love" interrupted. Going love-blind seems to happen for people who feel "love at first sight". Hopefully, these films will allow a little healthy reflection when something "doesn't add up" but you can't put your finger on it. So, go ahead, put your finger on it.
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- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTilda SwintonJohn C. ReillyEzra MillerKevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.Look at Kevin and his behavior. Granted this is a mother/son relationship, it's important to know that some things are just plain dangerous and cannot be rationalized or justified into being okay.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCharles BoyerIngrid BergmanJoseph CottenTen years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.there was no mattress pad on this bed!
and other gaslighting examples:
A significant other who steals something from you tries to convince you that it belongs to them.
A person who is "in love with you, the love of your life!" acts threateningly, then accuses you of abuse when you react in self-defense.
A partner tries to persuade you that you said or did something that you know is inaccurate. - DirectorJoseph RubenStarsMacaulay CulkinElijah WoodWendy CrewsonA young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and becomes friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.Another son/mom film and a great look at how tolerance, kindness, mental illness and danger can get all mixed up together. Recognize anything?
- DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsMichael RookerTracy ArnoldTom TowlesArriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.is killing a bird with a bee-bee gun okay if you try to make it better but it dies anyway? Is kicking an old dog into spinal paralysis okay because your partner wants you to have sex and you're not in the mood right then? Be on the lookout for violence because it's minimized and rationalized; even mundane for the psychopath.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsNatascha McElhoneJulianne MooreThe passionate Merchant Ivory drama tells the story of Françoise Gilot (Natascha McElhone), the only lover of Pablo Picasso (Sir Anthony Hopkins) who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty, and move on with her life.There is no need for the prolonged pain, no matter how awesome you think someone is. Overexposure to cruelty from someone you love will impact the way you feel about yourself and reduce the ability to feel like you even have a choice left. Put your finger on it. If it "feels funny", it's not right for you. And, your standards of cruelty matter even if they tell you you're wrong. You are not wrong.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsCasey AffleckKate HudsonJessica AlbaA West Texas Deputy Sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.This film reminded me of what people talked about observing in their love, interrupted experiences. This film made me feel physically ill because I could put my finger on it.
For the psychopaths out there, this is a great movie to stream especially when choose to go out and cheat on your partner/spouse/assumed monogamous other. It will make being a cheatervoncheaterson seem like chewing gum. - DirectorGregory HoblitStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyEdward NortonAn altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.who is this person?
who they say they are and many believe?
who they act like when you're alone with them?
who they think they are? - DirectorGus Van SantStarsNicole KidmanMatt DillonJoaquin PhoenixA beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.whatever you want
I'm doing this (wrecking my life) for you, right? Stop and think. It sounds completely unnatural, but put your finger on it. The seduction, the promises, the willingness to believe the lies; agreeing to see their version of themselves and the tension of what you really know to be true tearing underneath. - DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsJeremy SumpterLyndsy FonsecaJohn RobinsonA high school kid (Sumpter) develops an addiction to Internet porn so intense that it begins to destroy his life and tear his family apart.something worth considering when a partner stops Skyping with you or can't seem to explain what they saw or did after spending hours and hours of alone time with their computer preferring this over going anywhere or doing anything else.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.the mask of one, then two. It's not if, but when it will crack. The longer it takes, the more painful and dangerous it will be.
acting happy when your're really not.
seeming perfect and normal when it's quite the opposite alone together.