Showing 9 of 9 scenes
Analyze This
by PETER TOLAN, HAROLD RAMIS, KENNETH LONERGAN
Ben, a mild-mannered psychiatrist, is forced to impersonate a high-ranking mob consigliere at a summit of dangerous crime bosses. To survive the interrogation of a hostile rival, Ben utilizes his therapeutic techniques to manipulate the room and deflect aggression, ultimately turning the other gangsters against their own leader's temper.
Analyze That
by Peter Steinfeld, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan
Ben, a psychiatrist, attempts to help Paul Vitti, a mob boss, uncover the roots of his anxiety by discussing his childhood dreams. The conversation shifts from humorous misunderstandings to a painful breakthrough regarding the murder of Vitti's father and the lost potential of his life.
The Fades
by Jack Thorne
A troubled teenager, Paul, meets with his psychiatrist to discuss his recurring nightmares. While Paul initially deflects with a fabricated story about penguins, the scene shifts to a vulnerable moment where he expresses a deep-seated fear of losing his sanity.
The Sopranos
by David Chase
A mob boss expresses his frustration with modern therapy culture and the loss of traditional masculinity to his new psychiatrist. The scene highlights his internal struggle between his tough exterior and the emotional vulnerability triggered by a panic attack involving ducks in his pool.
by Kenneth Lonergan, Peter Tolan, Harold Ramis
A powerful mob boss, Paul Vitti, barges into a psychiatrist's office to discuss his 'friend's' panic attacks. The scene explores the high-stakes tension between Vitti's menacing persona and Dr. Ben Sobel's clinical attempts to treat him.
A psychiatrist, Ben, rushes home to get ready for a family party while arguing with his cynical 14-year-old son, Michael. The conversation shifts from Ben's patients to Ben's frustrations with his ex-wife's opinions on his dating life.
The Silence of the Lambs
by Ted Tally
FBI trainee Clarice Starling visits the incarcerated cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter to seek his help on a psychological profile. Lecter subjects her to a brutal psychological dissection of her background before offering a cryptic lead on the Buffalo Bill case.
Cosi
by Louis Nowra
Doug, a patient in a mental institution, explains the dark and absurd circumstances that led to his incarceration. He describes how a psychiatrist's advice to confront his mother resulted in him setting her cats on fire and accidentally burning down her house.
Doug, a psychiatric patient with a history of pyromania, recounts a darkly comedic and disturbing story about how a psychiatrist's advice led him to set fire to his mother's cats and, eventually, her entire house.
