Is someone gaslighted?
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity (Wikipedia). It’s no fun to be watching a film only for a character to find out they’ve been lied to and/or manipulated the whole movie.
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Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
493
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AlmaRdgl
The main character’s boyfriend gaslights her, mostly at the start of the film, and throughout the movie there is more gaslighting when characters question things that are happening around them and are told everything is fine and normal.
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
239
No
47
17
acetraightupmess
Season one a kid's mother keeps being told she is crazy by the community, and in season three, a woman is repeatedly told she's imagining things by the men at her workplace and her boyfriend
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
217
No
3
45
KobiReichard
A character is frequently told she has nothing special about her and undermined and lied to about her own abilities. This is proven to be a lie with repressed memories.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
209
No
3
15
Maddy by Nate
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
193
No
14
23
Egan
We watch a character hysterically explain what she's been through during the film, and another character ignores her emotional pleas and clearly blames her.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
174
No
5
15
adeliajbrown
Main premise of the movie is a monster that only one person can see, so everyone except that person says she’s “cr*zy.” Trying to get someone to believe her is a large part of the plot
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
162
No
7
15
Barbie9927
The chef is really into gas lighting and degrading. He’s not the nicest guy.
Video Game Report
Yes
156
No
0
22
spice_n_sugar
Dream is known for gaslighting Tommy, Tubbo & Ranboo who are all kids.
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
150
No
2
12
Nazetel
Scenes of manipulation or threats are quite common throughout the show
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
144
No
17
30
kars4kids
An old man begins to lose his short term memory, and is completely unable to remember things that have just been said. When playing a game against another character, he asks for things to be repeated. This other character lies about how the game is going in order to win.
There are several times where a character is tricked/betrayed by someone they trust.
Video Game • 2017 Report
Yes
143
No
0
21
Jadespade
In Act 2 Monika gaslights the other girls, especially Yuri, by saying that her supposed weird behavior is being exaggerated by them and that they are the ones who are being too clingy to MC.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
140
No
2
6
DarkKitten26
Wednesday is gaslighted by multiple people.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
135
No
4
9
rubyfire77
Police gaslight a character who tries to tell them something is wrong
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
133
No
3
9
sunflowersystem
Bev's father and abusive husband gaslight her
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
130
No
2
25
Freezer7
Yes. A large premise to the show is the intense gaslighting of one of the characters. He loses his grip on reality, and others do not believe him.
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
126
No
1
23
capnbrowncoat
The title character's main arc deals with coming to terms with the fact that the organisation that raised her is in fact evil, and lied to her all her life about their benevolent intentions. Much time is devoted to her overcoming the effects of this indoctrination.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
116
No
5
11
BluebellsBestFriend
In Time's Arrow, a lot of that comes from Beatrice's father.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
114
No
22
21
TFMD
There is lying and manipulation. It's not gaslighting in the typical sense of an abuser/victim dynamic where the abuser convinces the victim that they are insane.
Movie • 1973 Report
Yes
111
No
2
50
Goodfellas4ever
A hefty amount of people are
Movie • 2020 Report
Yes
109
No
0
17
pugglemuggle
An abusive ex continually gaslights their former partner throughout the film.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
109
No
8
8
beehives
M3gan gaslights multiple characters.
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
107
No
16
10
selinakarter
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Sidney believes her boyfriend is the killer and he constantly tells her she is incorrect and lying. It turns out she was right the whole time.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
102
No
0
14
MichaelProch
Majorly
Movie • 2010 Report
Yes
101
No
0
23
Corellon
The main character's abusive mother is a main theme in this movie. There's even an entire song dedicated to her gaslighting.
Movie • 2000 Report
Yes
97
No
3
7
Jethro
This is a complicated one due to the main character being confused and unaware of who he actually is but characters in the film call him by other names and say that he hasn't actually done stuff he vividly remembers doing, all of this is ambiguous due to his deteriorating mental state
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
97
No
6
12
This is basically gaslighting: the series
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
97
No
1
20
Corellon
A character dumps their partner but denies doing so when they get back together. "That's crazy! Why would I break up with you?"
Podcast Report
Yes
95
No
0
8
Roosterwhale
There is an entity that causes fear by killing and then imitating a person. The entity is capable of perfectly convincing everyone they are that person, but purposefully lets at least one or two see through the ruse so that they are tormented by how their memories do not match what seems to be reality. The entity also affects photographs, contributing to the fear of insanity and wrongness
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
93
No
10
28
RobinLlama
When Mirabel tells her grandmother that the magic of the family is in danger she dismisses it and loudly proclaims that everything is fine and Mirabel should "stop". Later is revealed that the grandmother already knew that what Mirabel was saying is true.
TV Show Report
Yes
93
No
2
8
cherry
or at least heavily manipulated