Delirium

Tom Walker leaves a mental hospital after spending twenty years there because of a violent crime tied to his older brother, Alex. His wealthy father has died by suicide, and Tom must live alone in the family mansion under house arrest for thirty days. A parole officer checks on him while a video phone, an ankle monitor, and his medicine control his fragile return to normal life. Strange calls, hidden rooms, dead bodies, and visions make Tom doubt whether the house is haunted or whether his mind is breaking down.

The film uses a dark and tense tone and keeps the truth uncertain for much of its running time. Tom tries to learn what happened to a girl who died when he and Alex were teenagers, while Alex searches the house for money hidden by their father. Lynn, a grocery worker, becomes Tom’s main link to the outside world and is pulled into the danger inside the house. The story focuses on guilt, family violence, mental illness, fear, and the struggle to tell real memories from frightening visions.