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It's 1967 and 17-year-old Susanna Kaysen is like a lot of American teenagers her age- confused, insecure, struggling to make sense of the radiply changing world around her. The psychiatrist she meets with (courtesy of her parents), however, gives this behavior a name- Borderline Personality Disorder, 'manifested by uncertainty about self-image, long-term goals, types of friends or lovers to... See Full Description
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Drama, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 5 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 21, 1999 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong language and content relating to drugs, sexuality and suicide. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$28,871,190 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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N/A
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CinemaSense,
"A well intended, but dramatically flacid tale of a young woman's struggle to find sanity, independence, and integrity." Full Review...
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culturevulture.net,
"There's an interesting and effective shift in viewer perceptions created by 'Girl, Interrupted,' a film based on Susanna Kaysen's memoir of her time in a psychiatric hospital during the 1960s." Full Review...
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Eyepiece,
"The title of 'Girl, Interrupted' bears a singular subject, but audiences will likely walk out of James Mangold's adaptation thinking of two 'girls'--Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, who further cement their reputations as two of the most gifted young screen actresses today." Full Review...
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JoBlo's Movie Emporium,
"Dry rehashed depressing material coiffed in a couple of solid performances from Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, does not impress much in story, original characters or insight, but did manage to haul itself in less than 3 hours, so I guess that it ain't all bad!" Full Review...
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