Girl, Interrupted
Seen it?1999 | 127 min | Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it won an Oscar, though it had middling reviews (53% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Requiem for a Dream or Fight Club, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
53% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Won 1 SAG Award: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Supporting Actress. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$48 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Mangold
- Winona RyderSusanna
- Angelina JolieLisa
- Clea DuVallGeorgina
- Brittany MurphyDaisy
- Elisabeth MossPolly
- Jared LetoTobias Jacobs
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- Whoopi GoldbergValerie
- Angela BettisJanet