Psychological drama, or psychodrama,[1] is a sub-genre of drama that places emphasis on psychological elements.[2] It often overlaps with other genres such as crime, fantasy, dark comedy, mystery and science fiction, and it is closely related with the psychological horror and psychological thriller genres. Psychological dramas use these genres' tropes to focus on the human condition and psychological effects, usually in a mature and serious tone.
Psychological dramas explore thematic elements such as abandonment, coming-of-age problems, denialism, disability, distorted sequences, dysfunctional relationships, human sexuality, mental disorders, mood swings, odd behaviors, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological abuse, psychedelic art, social issues, and other serious discussions that highlighted the characters' portrayal.
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Psychologicaldrama, or psychodrama, is a sub-genre of drama that places emphasis on psychological elements. It often overlaps with other genres such as...
overlaps with the psychological thriller subgenre to enhance the story suspensefully. A subgenre of drama films with psychological elements, which focuses...
genre is closely related to and sometimes overlaps with the psychologicaldrama and psychological horror genres, the latter generally involving more horror...
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Primetime Emmy Award. Mescal expanded to films with roles in the psychologicaldramas The Lost Daughter (2021) and God's Creatures (2022). His leading...
comedy My Best Friend (2001). He rose to prominence directing the psychologicaldrama film Dogtooth (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the...
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Keoghan then starred in the psychologicaldrama Saltburn (2023), for which he gained nominations for a Golden Globe...
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also headlined the survival horror film The Shallows (2016), the psychologicaldrama All I See Is You (2016) and the thriller The Rhythm Section (2020)...
film The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), the psychologicaldrama The Lost Daughter (2021), and the romantic drama Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022). She also produced...
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as the drama American Violet (2008), the psychologicaldrama Shame (2011), the biographical sports drama 42 (2013), and the independent drama Miss Juneteenth...
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comedy-drama film With Honors with Joe Pesci (1994), comedy film Airheads with Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi (1994), psychological horror drama The Passion...
Park (1967), the science fiction film Barbarella (1968), and the psychologicaldrama They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) for which Fonda received her...
and On the Rocks (2020). He also had a dramatic role in the 2000 psychologicaldrama film Requiem for a Dream. Wayans partnered with Randy Adams to create...
may be considerable overlap between erotica and other genres including drama, horror and comedy. The list attempts to document films which are more closely...
best known for starring as young Natalie Scatorccio in Showtime's psychologicaldrama series Yellowjackets (2021–present), and for her appearance as Drash...
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