Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian
2013 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 6.0 · 55% critics
After World War II, a Native American veteran is hospitalized with painful, unexplained symptoms that baffle military doctors. When his condition is misread as a mental illness, an unconventional psychoanalyst begins a series of intense conversations that explore trauma, identity, and cultural misunderstanding in postwar America.
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Details
- Original title
- Jimmy P.
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (128 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, true-story drama focused on therapy sessions, cultural friction, and inner pain rather than big plot turns; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear catharsis, like in Che: Part One.
Pros: engrossing character study; strong performances; thoughtful cultural angle | Cons: slow and drawn-out; talky and lecture-like; low payoff ending
Themes
- psychoanalysis
- psychiatry
Cast & crew
Benicio del Toro
as Jimmy Picard
Mathieu Amalric
as Georges Devereux
Gina McKee
as Madeleine
Larry Pine
as Dr. Karl Menninger
Joseph Cross
as Dr. Holt
Elya Baskin
as Dr. Jokl
Gary Farmer
as Jack
Michelle Thrush
as Gayle Picard
Misty Upham
as Jane
Jennifer Podemski
as Doll
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin