Girl, Interrupted (1999)

7.4	Listal rating
7.2	IMDB rating

Directed by

James Mangold

Starring (View all)

Susanna Kaysen

Lisa Rowe

Valerie Owens, RN

Daisy Randone

Georgina Tuskin

Polly 'Torch' Clark

Dr. Sonia Wick

Toby Jacobs

Written by (View all)

Susanna Kaysen

(book)

James Mangold

(screenplay) and

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Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.

4 years, 4 months ago at Jan 20 9:52

AgentLexi

3 votes

''Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.''

Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s.

Winona Ryder: Sus... read more

A compelling watch

6 years, 3 months ago at Feb 24 20:17

Rollo Tomasi

2 votes

A brilliant exploration into the boundaries of reality set within an all-girl mental ward. Packed full of emotion and compelling performances. For my money Ryder, Jolie and Murphy all hit their career best with this film. However, It would be nice if they could prove me wrong.

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1 year, 6 months ago at Oct 30 12:28

ssjsavvybaby

2 votes

Angelina Jolie is scary good in this film. Winona Ryder will capture your heart, and the rest of the cast will pull in you. This true story is amazingly accurate to the book. I would recommend this film to any one who is interested in history or mental health.

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Description: Susanna is depressed and directionless after finishing high school in the late 1960's. A suicide attempt lands her in Claymore, a mental institution. She befriends the band of troubled women in her ward (Georgina the pathological liar, the sexually abused Daisy, the burn victim Polly) but falls under the hypnotic sway of Lisa, the wil ... (more)

Release date : 14 January 2000
UPC: 043396047464

Drama (52), Biography (24), Mental Illness (24), Suicide (20), 1990s (16), Based On Book (14), 1999 (14), Mental Institution (9), (8), Institution (8), Women (8), Psychology (7), Drugs (7), Mental Health (7), Sociopath (7), 1960s (6), Coming Of Age (6), Borderline Personality Disorder (6), Escape (6), Eating Disorder (5)

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