10 Movies That Changed How Multiple Personality Disorder Is Perceived (Even In The Psychiatric Community)

6. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Speaking of classics, it is impossible not to mention this film. Although the story is based on a novel that has been adapted several times to the cinema, the most emblematic version is that of the 1920s; a century later, she is still recognized for her way of managing terror using the resources of the time.

Dr. Henry Jekyll (John Barrymore) challenges himself to create a formula that can separate the good and the bad side of a man into two separate bodies. However, a miscalculation causes the two characters to end up living in the same body, which causes serious problems. Although the origin of Dr. Jekyll’s disorder is a scientific experiment, one can see in this film a confused sense of identity, a symptom of dissociative disorder.