The Schopenhauer Effect
2026 • 1h 59m • Drama
Availability
Live Virtual
Available until Dec 30, 2027
Available Worldwide
Flex Virtual
Available until Aug 30, 2027
Available Worldwide
In-person
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Language
English
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About the film
When newcomer Alexis joins a Manhattan therapy group and reveals he wants to write a TV series based on their sessions, it threatens the group’s balance and exposes everyone’s vulnerabilities.
Freely inspired by Irvin D. Yalom’s novel The Schopenhauer Cure, the film The Schopenhauer Effect blends scripted and improvised elements to dynamically explore group therapy as it truly happens.
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Producer
Ronald Guttman, Doug Schwalbe, Jack Lechner
Crew
Alexis Lloyd, Luke Geissbuhler
Awards & recognition
Naples International Film Festival
Programmers' Choice Award
The New York Times
Critic's Pick`
What people are saying
“CRITIC’S PICK ‘Group: The Schopenhauer Effect’ Review: The Art of Being Patient Group therapy sessions are dramatized in this absorbing film from the writer-director Alexis Lloyd.”
Ben Kenigsberg
“When Group Therapy Went Heavy Meta Alexis Lloyd, the son of a psychoanalyst, made a group therapy film that pulled him into a vortex of endless group therapy.”
Amanda Hess
“"Group: The Schopenhauer Effect": Film Review A film every therapist as well as anyone interested in authenticity should see.”
Ira Israel
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