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Films about eating disorders
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The list Films about eating disorders includes
Kate's Secret, Thinner, To the Bone, How I Live Now and Heavy.
The list consists of 33 members.
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The Neon Demon
2016 film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Overview: The Neon Demon is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, co-written by Mary Laws, Polly Stenham, and Refn, and starring Elle Fanning. The plot follows an aspiring model in Los ...
Release date: 20 May 2016Genre: Horror, Thriller, DramaDirector: Nicolas Winding RefnProducer: Michael Bassick, Lene BørglumWriter: Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary LawsAn aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry ...
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Heathers
1989 film by Michael Lehmann
Overview: Heathers is a 1989 American teen black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen ...
Release date: 1 October 1988Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, RomanceDirector: Michael LehmannProducer: Denise Di Novi, Iya LabunkaWriter: Daniel WatersA girl who half-heartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social p ... 0
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Kate's Secret
American TV series or program
Overview: Kate's Secret is a 1986 American drama television film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, written by Susan Seeger and Denise De Garmo, and starring Meredith Baxter Birney, Ben Masters, Tracy Nelson, and ...
Release date: 17 November 1986Genre: DramaDirector: Arthur Allan SeidelmanProducer: Stephanie Austin, Andrea BaynesWriter: Denise DeGarmo, Susan SeegerA beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic. 0
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Thinner
1996 American horror film
Overview: Thinner (marketed as Stephen King's Thinner) is a 1996 American body horror film directed by Tom Holland and written by Michael McDowell and Holland. The film is based on Stephen King's 1984 novel of the ...Release date: 25 October 1996Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Tom HollandCast: Robert John Burke, Lucinda Jenney, Bethany Joy Lenz, Time Winters, Howard Erskine, Joe MantegnaProducer: Mitchell Galin, Andrew GolovWriter: Stephen King, Michael McDowellAn obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. 0
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The Machinist
2004 film by Brad Anderson
Overview: The Machinist is a 2004 psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar. It stars Christian Bale as the title character, a machinist struggling with paranoia and delusion ...Release date: 18 January 2004Genre: Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Brad AndersonCast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.Producer: Javier Arsuaga, Carlos FernándezWriter: Scott KosarAn industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity 0
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To the Bone
American drama film by Marti Noxon
Overview: To the Bone is a 2017 American drama film, written and directed by Marti Noxon. The film follows a young woman, portrayed by Lily Collins, as she battles anorexia. The film premiered in competition at ...
Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Marti NoxonProducer: Talal Al Abbar, Allison JordanWriter: Marti NoxonA young woman, dealing with anorexia, meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life. 0
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Abzurdah
2015 Argentine film
Overview: Abzurdah is a 2015 Argentine biographical romantic drama film directed by Daniela Goggi, based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Cielo Latini. The film stars Eugenia China Suárez and Esteban ...
Genre: Drama, Biography, RomanceDirector: Daniela GoggiCast: China Suárez, Esteban Lamothe, Gloria Carrá, Rafael Spregelburd, Tomás Ottaviano, Julieta GulloProducer: Hernán Guerschuny, Axel KuschevatzkyWriter: Daniela Goggi, Cielo LatiniCielo, a wealthy middle-class teenager, meets an older man online and falls obsessively in love. The relationship grows unstable, as she starts reaching ... 0
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Starving in Suburbia
2014 television drama film
Overview: Starving in Suburbia (also sold under the title Thinspiration) is a 2014 American psychological drama made-for-television film about a high school student and competitive dancer, Hannah, who develops a ...
Genre: Biography, DramaDirector: Tara MieleProducer: Sharon Bordas, Ross KohnWriter: Tara MieleA 17-year-old dancer joins a "thinspiration" website and devotes herself to the almost religious glorification of "thin", until she becomes ... 0
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God Help the Girl
2014 British film
Overview: God Help the Girl is a 2014 British musical romantic drama film written and directed by Stuart Murdoch of the band Belle and Sebastian. It follows three friends who form a band in Glasgow. The film was ...
Genre: Drama, Musical, RomanceDirector: Amir Kenzo, Stuart MurdochProducer: Beth Allan, Chris CurlingWriter: Stuart MurdochAs Eve begins writing songs as a way to sort through some emotional problems, she meets James and Cassie, two musicians each at crossroads of their own ... 0
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How I Live Now
2013 romantic speculative drama film
Overview: How I Live Now is a 2013 romantic speculative drama film based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Meg Rosoff. It was directed by Kevin Macdonald, written by Tony Grisoni, Jeremy Brock and Penelope ...Release date: 4 October 2013Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, WarDirector: Kevin MacdonaldProducer: Jeremy Brock, Tony GrisoniAn American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world ... 0
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Vincent will Meer
2010 film by Ralf Huettner
Overview: Vincent Wants to Sea (German: Vincent will Meer, lit. 'Vincent wants sea') is a 2010 German drama film directed by Ralf Huettner. An American remake, The Road Within was released in 2014.Release date: 22 April 2010Genre: DramaDirector: Ralf HuettnerCast: Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch, Katharina Müller-Elmau, Johannes Allmayer, Karin ThalerProducer: Viola Jäger, Harald KüglerWriter: Florian David FitzA young man suffering from Tourette's syndrome absconds from an institution with two other inhabitants to travel to Italy to fulfill his mother's ... 0
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Sharing the Secret
2000 American television drama film
Overview: Sharing the Secret is a 2000 American television drama film about a teenage girl's struggle with bulimia and its effect on her parents and friends. Originally airing on CBS television networks in the United ...Release date: 10 May 2000Genre: DramaDirector: Katt SheaProducer: Mel Frohman, Laurie GoldsteinWriter: Lauren CurrierA teenage girl who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends secretly binges and purges. 0
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Perfect Body
1997 American drama television film
Overview: Perfect Body is a 1997 American drama television film about a young gymnast who develops an eating disorder. It originally aired on NBC on September 8, 1997. It has since aired on Lifetime and ABC Family ...
Release date: 8 September 1997Genre: Drama, Sport, FamilyDirector: Douglas BarrProducer: Judy Cairo, Jon CowanWriter: Melissa GouldAndie Bradley is a gymnast with big dreams for the Olympics. When offered to work with one of the leading coaches in the U.S.... 0
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For the Love of Nancy
1994 American TV Film
Overview: For the Love of Nancy is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Paul Schneider. The film, based on a true story, deals with anorexia nervosa. Lead actress Tracey Gold was actually ...Release date: 2 October 1994Genre: DramaDirector: Paul SchneiderCast: Tracey Gold, Jill Clayburgh, Cameron Bancroft, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Michael MacRae, Garwin SanfordProducer: Vin Di Bona, Harry R. ShermanWriter: Carol Evan McKeand, Nigel McKeandThe parents of an anorexic woman fight to save her life. 0
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A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie
1996 television film by James A. Contner
Overview: When Friendship Kills (also released as A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie) is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by James A. Contner. The movie is a part of the Moment ...
Release date: 19 February 1996Genre: DramaDirector: James A. ContnerProducer: Lawrence Horowitz, Tracey JeffreyWriter: Elizabeth GillTwo friends keep their vomiting a secret until one friend almost dies. 0
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Heavy
1995 American drama film by James Mangold
Overview: Heavy is a 1995 American independent drama film written and directed by James Mangold, in his directorial debut. It stars Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, and Deborah Harry. The plot focuses ...Release date: 20 January 1995Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: James MangoldProducer: Herbert Beigel, Scott FergusonWriter: James MangoldThe life of an overweight, unhappy cook is changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at his and his mother's road-side ... 0
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Spencer
Upcoming film by Pablo Larraín
Overview: Spencer is a 2021 historical psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. The film is about Princess Diana's existential crisis during the Christmas of 1991, as she ...
Release date: 5 November 2021Director: Pablo LarraínProducer: Maren Ade, Michael BloomWriter: Steven KnightDiana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England ... 0
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Swallow
2019 psychological thriller film by Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Overview: Swallow is a 2019 psychological thriller film written and directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis and starring Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O'Hare. Its plot follows ...
Director: Carlo Mirabella-DavisCast: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, Luna Lauren VelezProducer: Lauren Andrade, Mollye AsherWriter: Carlo Mirabella-DavisHunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control ... 0
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The Road Within
2014 American film
Overview: The Road Within is a 2014 American film written and directed by Gren Wells in her feature directorial debut. The film is a remake of the 2010 German film, Vincent Wants to Sea. The film premiered at the ...Genre: Comedy, DramaDirector: Gren WellsProducer: Allen Church, Philip M. CohenWriter: Florian David Fitz, Gren WellsA young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes. 0
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Slaughtered Vomit Dolls
2006 Canadian-American horror film
Overview: Slaughtered Vomit Dolls is a 2006 Canadian surrealist exploitation psychological horror film written and directed by Lucifer Valentine who coined "vomit gore" as a new subgenre. The film had a simultaneous ...Release date: 14 February 2006Director: Lucifer ValentineCast: Ameara LaveyProducer: Lucifer ValentineThe gruesome tapestry of psychological manifestations of a nineteen year old bulimic runaway stripper-turned prostitute as she descends into a hellish ... 0
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