Kathmandu, May 24 -- Mental health awareness may have been a subject of taboo a few decades ago but thanks to mainstream media, books as well as people coming out and sharing their experiences about issues like anxiety, depression, personality disorders, those struggling with it can now be open about it. Similarly, movies also have played a role in humanizing these often swept under the rug issues by showing a character deal with, say, PTSD or by telling a story of a person recovering from drug addiction. Here are five films that convey important messages about mental health.

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire is a classic film starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando and it was released in 1951. It tells the story of a so...