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Adapted from Kaysen's popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND.) Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of characters, including Lisa (.. Read more

Starring	Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea Duvall, Brittany Murphy
Director	James Mangold
Genres	Drama

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- An only occasionally interesting rites-of-passage drama, contrasting two young women, one vulnerable, the other out-of-control; but it says little of interest about the times or the use of such institutions to dump those who did not accept the way things
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  Dull
  
  Anjelina Jolie is very good in this, in fact all the cast are pretty good and the story is well acted. This however doesn't make up for the fact that this ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Aug 2005 at 13:16
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  Fantastic film
  
  Love this film. Watched it when I was younger and love it. Watched it again and I still love it.
  
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  - 11 Feb 2012 at 16:00
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  CHAIN SMOKING LUNATIC INSTITUTE. WELCOME.
  
  I have never seen so many cigarettes smoked on screen, all smoked by women!!! The fact that they are in an institute is quite ironic. I stopped counting after ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Dec 2011 at 20:02
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  a moving film, great cast, great story - watch it
  
  this was a brilliant film
  
  a really good watch
  
  the cast were brilliant
  
  watch it
  
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  - Exeter, England
  - 04 Oct 2011 at 08:54
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  good for the soul
  
  soul seaching, coming to terms with self and the truth of other people lives. and the danger of words on people state of mind
  
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  - 23 Sep 2011 at 20:58
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  Brilliant Film
  
  This is an excellent film brilliantly acted.
  
  Covers the mental health issues of this era in a realistic and sensitive way.
  
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- - Chris7
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  - 23 Jul 2011 at 11:23
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  Girl, Interrupted
  
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  Quite a good movie, well acted by Jolie and Ryder. Quite a sad film really when you think people who were 'a little different' were really put into ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Jul 2011 at 20:11
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  One of my all time favourite films!!
  
  Absolutely brilliant film!!! The acting is superb, especially from Angelina Jolie. Excellent mix of humour and drama. A must see film.
  
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  - Manchester, England
  - 16 May 2011 at 15:44
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  Good portrayal of the bi-polar condition
  
  I found this film very entertaining. The acting was excellent and the portrayal of the inmates and their problems quite realistic, especially as often it can be... read more »
  
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  - 13 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 19 Apr 2011 at 09:39
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  Poor portrayal of mental illness
  
  I seem to be picking a glut of films about young American women and their self-indulgent search for meaning in their ordinary lives. Winona Ryder plays a ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Apr 2011 at 19:53
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  A Great Film
  
  A great film, really goes into the subject of mental health having lived with a family member who still suffers with it there is light at the end of the tunnel... read more »
  
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  - 9
  Dull
  
  Anjelina Jolie is very good in this, in fact all the cast are pretty good and the story is well acted. This however doesn't make up for the fact that this ... read more »
  
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  - LeoM
  - 19 reviews
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  - 25 Aug 2005 at 13:16
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  Girl, Interrupted
  
  This was a hard film to watch, not because it was a bad one but because it brilliantly explores the boundaries of reality.
  
  You may not be able to ... read more »
  
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- - 3girlsonfilm
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  - cambridge
  - 15 Oct 2003 at 20:17
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  Wonderfully Acted Drama
  
  Winona Ryder and an Oscar winning Angelina Jolie star in this superb drama about a suicidal young woman's experiences in a mental institution. Despite the ... read more »
  
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- - imran
  - 165 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Jul 2004 at 20:23
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  Watch this film..!
  
  This was a great career move for both Winona Rider and Angelina Jolie. A modern film set in the '60s...a story of a young woman finding her path in life...... read more »
  
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- - carter83
  - Leicestershire
  - 12 Apr 2005 at 20:12
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  Superb
  
  Anyone who doesn't enjoy this film has a cold heart. It is a wonderful story with an excellent cast. Angelina Jolie plays a Sociopath very well and Winona... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 15:17
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  COMFORTABLY SANE?
  
  I still can't decide weather this film made me feel crazy, or comfortably sane. The amazing cast is reason to watch this film in itself, seeing some of the ... read more »
  
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- - lynzi
  - LONDON
  - 09 Feb 2004 at 12:17
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  Fantastic. I have now ...
  
  Fantastic. I have now seen this film twice. Dark, funny and compelling. A fantastic observation on madness and how easily we can all slip into those dark places... read more »
  
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- - David#542
  - ROCHDALE
  - 21 Aug 2004 at 15:59
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  Enlighting and inspiring
  
  Fabulous! Anyone who has felt down and 'different' , or who is having a difficult time in thier lives and feel they are at the end of thier 'tether... read more »
  
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- - Rovina
  - Northumberland
  - 17 Feb 2005 at 02:29
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  Have you ever thought your train moving when standing still?
  
  True story with a bit of zest your thing? Fab - EXCELLENT cast who all act their socks off, Winona - gorgeous and plays the part of Susanna Kaysen with grit and... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 01 Sep 2005 at 12:08
- - 4
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  Brilliant
  
  When I first saw this film, I was taken aback by Angelina's performance - absolutely amazing (she thoroughly deserved her Oscar). Since the first viewing I ... read more »
  
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- - Pamela Leader
  - Essex, England
  - 02 Apr 2006 at 00:38

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- Girl, Interrupted
  
  Adapted from Kaysen's popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND.) Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of ...