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21/12/1999 Drama 2h 7m
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Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.

Overview

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

  1. James Mangold

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Winona Ryder

    Susanna

  2. Angelina Jolie

    Lisa

  3. Clea DuVall

    Georgina

  4. Brittany Murphy

    Daisy

  5. Elisabeth Moss

    Polly

  6. Jared Leto

    Tobias Jacobs

  7. Jeffrey Tambor

    Dr. Potts

  8. Vanessa Redgrave

    Dr. Wick

  9. Whoopi Goldberg

    Valerie

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Reviews

A review by wizzardss
Written by wizzardss on 2021-02-25
Back in the late 1990s, when it was announced that Susanna Kaysen's 1993 memoir _Girl, Interrupted_ would be turned into a movie, many actresses were reportedly fighting to join the cast that included a number of strong female leads.

In the end, Winona Ryder was chosen to play Susanna Kaysen, a teenage girl who overdoses on aspirin and is admitted to psychiatric hospital. While in the 1960s institution, she meets and befriends many of the other patients, including sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie) and schizophrenic Polly (Elisabeth Moss), and nurses including Valerie (Whoopi Goldberg).

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$40,000,000.00

Revenue
$48,350,205.00

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