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Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.

19997.62h 7m

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.

Directed by James Mangold
Written by Susanna Kaysen, Anna Hamilton Phelan, James Mangold
Produced by Cathy Konrad, Douglas Wick
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $48.4M

Top Cast

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Susanna

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Lisa

Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Georgina

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Daisy

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Polly

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Tobias Jacobs

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Dr. Potts

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Dr. Wick

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Valerie

Angela Bettis

Angela Bettis

Janet

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookescapesuicide attemptidentityinsanityfemale friendshipbased on true storyborderline personality disorderpsychiatric hospitalmental institutionfemale protagonistbased on memoir or autobiographypsychiatristmental illnesspsychiatric wardmeditativemedical drama1960sintrospectivecompassionategentle

About Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted is a drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of based on novel or book, escape, suicide attempt, identity, insanity, female friendship. Directed by James Mangold, it stars Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall. 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.

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