The Self Injury Anthology Project: Movies
Gangs of New York (Miramax/2002)
Asterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) cuts his face with a razor before going into battle, just as his father accidentally did.
Fear (Universal Pictures/1996)
David McCall (Mark Wahlberg) cuts "Nicole 4 eva" into his stomach and then rubs ink into it.
Secretary (Lions Gate/2002)
Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is released from a mental hospital where she has spent time due to self injurious behaviour. She later self injures using different methods.
Secret Cutting/Painful Secrets (TV) (Carlton America/2000)
Plot of movie revolves around self injury.
La Pianiste/The Piano Player/The Piano Teacher (France) (Kino International/2001)
Erika Kohut (Isabelle Huppert) is involved in self injurious behaviour.
Stigmata (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/1999)
Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) self injures while being possessed.
28 Days (Columiba Pictures/2000)
The room mate of Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) self injures.
Fucking Åmål (Show Me Love) (Sweden) (Memfis Film & Television/1998)
Agnes (Rebecka Liljeberg) self injures.
Heathers (New World Entertainment/1989)
Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) resorts to burning in some situations.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (New World Pictures/1977)
Various forms of self injury occur.
Girl, Interrupted (Columbia Pictures/1999)
Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder), Lisa Rowe (Angelina Jolie) and Daisy Randone (Brittany Murphy) all self injure.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros/2002)
Dobby the house-elf (voice by Toby Jones) punishes himself throughout the movie, mostly by hitting, but he also burns his hands with an iron.
The Good Girl (Myriad Pictures/2002)
Holden Worther (Jake Gyllenhaal) stabs his hand with a pencil and then plays with the blood.
Gummo (Fine Line Features/1997)
Person carves the word "Slayer" into the underside of their arm.
The Scarlett Letter (Buena Vista Pictures/1995)
Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale (Gary Oldman) cuts his hand on a wooden post as a way to punish himself.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner Bros/1991)
Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) cuts the palm of his hand with a dagger as he kneels in front of his father's grave.
Intensity (TV) (Mandalay Entertainment/1997)
Chyna Shepherd (Molly Parker) injures her wrists while having flashbacks about her mother's abusive boyfriend.
American Beauty (DreamWorks/1999)
Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) slaps and hits herself after being unsuccessful to sell a house. She then tells herself that she is weak and that she should "shut up", as she starts sobbing.
The Crow (Buena Vista/1994)
T-Bird (David Patrick Kelly) burns his tongue with a cigarette to show his manhood. Eric Draven/The Crow (Brandon Lee) punches a mirror.
Gun Shy (Hollywood Pictures/2000)
During group therapy, one client reveals that he bites his hand or tongue when under pressure.
The Abyss (1989/20th Century Fox)
A man becomes mentally unstable and cuts himself to control his tremors and fear.
Thirteen (2003/20th Century Fox)
Troubled 13 year old get involved in self destructive behaviour, including self injury.
Dans Ma Peau (In My Skin) (France) (2002/Rézo Films)
Esther (Marina de Van) discovers that she's obsessed with wounds. Her self injourious behaviour keeps on escalating.
My First Mister (2001/Paramount)
Jennifer ('J') (Leelee Sobieski), a 17 year old with a troubled relationship with a 49 year old man, hurts herself when under pressure.
Gothika (2003/Warner Bros)
Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) shows obvious self inflicted wounds.
The Matrix Revolutions (2003/Warner Bros)
Self inflicted wounds are discussed.
True Blue (2001/Sandstorm Films)
Self injury featured.
Se7en (1995/New Line Cinema)
"John Doe" cuts off the pads of his fingertips.
Levottomat 3 (Finland) (2004/Solar Films)
Jonna (Mi Grönlund) experiments with self injury while dealing with her sex addiction.
Sid and Nancy (1986/Zenith Productions)
Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) smacks his head into a wall and slashes his chest.
Jingi naki tatakai (The Yakuza Papers) (Japan) (1973/Toei)
Hiroshi Wakasugi (Tatsuo Umemiya) cuts up his stomach in order to be relased from jail. Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) cuts off his finger in order to show remorse.
Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota (Street Mobster) (Japan) (1972/Toei)
Man (Bunta Sugawara), cuts off his finger.
Blue Car (2002/Miramax)
The main character’s sister cuts her foot with razors
21 Grams (2004/Miramax)
Jack Jordan (Benecio Del Toro) burns off a tattoo of a cross when he is upset.
A Beautiful Mind (2001/Universal)
While in the mental hospital, John Nash (Russell Crowe) digs into his forarm with his fingernails, looking for the implant he thought had been put there.