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Mr. And Mrs. Smith

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The film opens with John (Brad Pitt) and Jane Smith (Angelina Jolie) answering questions during marriage counseling. The couple has been married for “five or six” years, but their marriage is suffering to the point that they cannot remember the last time they had sex. They tell the story of their first meeting in Bogotá, […]

Codependency and Cinema Therapy

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Codependency is defined as a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (typically narcissism or drug addiction); and in broader terms, it refers to the dependence on the needs of, or control of, another. The concept of codependence comes directly […]

Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder and Cinema Therapy

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Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). There have been a number of movies have had characters who portrayed OCD. OCD is a potentially disabling illness that traps people in endless cycles […]

Cinderella Man

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James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe) is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring. This is both a relief and an upset to his wife, Mae  (Renée Zellweger): she cannot bring herself to watch the violence of his […]