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When small-town waitress Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) accidentally witnesses the grisly murder of her underhanded car-dealing husband (Aaron Eckhart), she copes with the trauma by retreating into a dreamlike state. Not only is Betty completely in denial about her husband's death, but she now believes she is the onetime love .. Read more

Starring	Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Aaron Eckhart
Director	Neil LaBute
Genres	Comedy, Thriller

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- "...[NURSE BETTY] produces that shivery feeling when your heart melts but at the same moment you want to burst out laughing....Ms. Zellweger's Betty [is] a perfectly blended mixture of sweetness, innocence, and stubborn determination....A triumph..."
- 8776
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 4
  - 1
  An Odd Mixture........
  
  I never really got to grips with this one. It seemed that the film didn't really make up its mind what it wanted to be.. romcom or thriller. As a result ... read more »
  
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  - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 10 Jun 2004 at 12:54
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  Nurse Betty
  
  This has got some great characters, especially Morgan Freeman. Here Freeman and his partner are chasing down some money that has gone missing in the back of a ... read more »
  
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- - lutrasview
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  - Hitchin
  - 01 Sep 2010 at 18:00
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  Unwatchable
  
  Really unwatchable and uncomfortable mix of humour and extremely dark violence. Unsettling viewing
  
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  - Chichester
  - 10 Oct 2009 at 16:47
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  A split personality
  
  The reason for the 18 certificate here is presumably the gruesome murder of Zellweger's husband, which is really unpleasant, as I don't think that ... read more »
  
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- - Florine
  - 37 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 13:32
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  well worth a watch
  
  Really good film well worth a watch
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 05 Oct 2008 at 22:49
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  nurse betty
  
  okay film, if you have nothing else to do then this is recommended. Old fashioned predictable move
  
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- - angel66
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  - Romford
  - 25 Sep 2008 at 15:56
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  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  
  Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star. is that what they call it !!!
  
  this got Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & ... read more »
  
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- - ukrush
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  - s.wirral
  - 09 Jun 2008 at 04:44
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  nurse betty
  
  An OK film. Some dull moments.
  
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  - Southend-on-Sea
  - 24 Mar 2008 at 23:27
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  A dark but flawed comedy
  
  Overall I was disappointed with this film. Mainly because it was such an original idea on paper but despite some cool moments (Betty coming in and out of her ... read more »
  
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  - Billingshurst
  - 21 Mar 2008 at 19:26
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  Nurse Betty
  
  This is a great film and was very watchable. The only blot was the sex scene at the beginning { I suppose it was meant to be funny }otherwise a good family film... read more »
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 07 Mar 2008 at 17:17
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  Good Cast what happened to the script?
  
  I get the feeling this was one of those really bad films that everyone knew was bad and so had a low key release. Waste of time
  
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- - David Newton
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  - 24 Oct 2007 at 00:55
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- - 4
  - 1
  An Odd Mixture........
  
  I never really got to grips with this one. It seemed that the film didn't really make up its mind what it wanted to be.. romcom or thriller. As a result ... read more »
  
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  - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 10 Jun 2004 at 12:54
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  Offbeat and original, ...
  
  Offbeat and original, Nurse Betty will have you giggling no end. Rent this - you won't regret it. Renee Zellweger does dopey so well!
  
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- - JK#2
  - LONDON
  - 21 Jan 2004 at 10:38
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  A Flawed Masterpiece
  
  There can be no doubt that this is a refreshing film with some stunning talent on offer. Freeman is excellent as is the usually stomach turning Zewelegger ... read more »
  
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  - Worthing
  - 12 Jan 2004 at 22:54
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  Delightfully offbeat ...
  
  Delightfully offbeat thriller, as a traumatised crime witness seeks refuge in the fantasy world of soap opera, whilst all the time her husbands killers are ... read more »
  
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- - loz#6
  - BRISTOL
  - 30 Sep 2004 at 22:40
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  Not to be missed if you like odd movies
  
  If you like alternative films this one is for you. It?s certainly odd and different: Betty suddenly changes reality for a TV soap opera and acts on that belief... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 24 Dec 2003 at 16:02
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  Totally different to ...
  
  Totally different to what I expected, but enjoyable nontheless. Renee is fabulous as are Freeman, Kinnear and Rock. The plot is a little slow in places but ... read more »
  
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  - HOCKWOLD
  - 01 Oct 2004 at 13:28
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  great film
  
  Did not know what to expect and this film came up trumps, Rene is wonderful in her ditzy way and the relationship between Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock is ... read more »
  
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  - Droitwich, uk
  - 04 May 2005 at 14:02
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  Rene at her best
  
  Beautiful acting, with a surprisingly cruel and convincing performance from Chris Rock. Clever idea, well executed, thoughful, tense, funny and totally ... read more »
  
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- - E. del Monte
  - Lincoln
  - 05 Jun 2005 at 20:12
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  Wicked
  
  Just to see the gorgeous Renee Zellweger is more than enough to watch this film. She just oozes quality
  
  Freeman and Chrisrock take a back seat but ... read more »
  
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- - Mancub
  - London
  - 09 Jun 2005 at 21:07
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  Lame duck
  
  This was a brilliant idea done badly. Rene Zellweger comes across as an actress rather than a character in this film...she just doesn't seem to fit.
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- - I Marples
  - Edinburgh
  - 20 Jul 2005 at 13:03

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Critics' reviews
- "...[NURSE BETTY] produces that shivery feeling when your heart melts but at the same moment you want to burst out laughing....Ms. Zellweger's Betty [is] a perfectly blended mixture of sweetness, innocence, and stubborn determination....A triumph..."
- 8776
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Allows [Renee Zellweger] to pull out the emotional stops in a way that audiences can't help but find irresistible....Observing Zellweger as she dispenses her brand of movie magic definitely is good for what ails you."
- 8778
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Deserving of accolades....NURSE BETTY is alternately funny, scary and deeply poignant, and it confirms LaBute as one of the most exciting new talents to galvanize the movies..."
- 8775
- - Movieline
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Zellweger is a dream -- funny, touching and vital in a role that lets her talents blossom....As ever, Freeman delivers miracles; he's as good as it gets..."
- 8777
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- A comic thriller with a sour edge, balancing precariously on the point where television-fuelled fantasy spills over into real life.
- 30791
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- Kansas waitress Zellweger is already obsessed, like most of her friends, with a hospital soap and its leading man... read more on Time Out
- 43976
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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  When small-town waitress Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) accidentally witnesses the grisly murder of her underhanded car-dealing husband (Aaron Eckhart), she copes with the trauma by retreating into a dreamlike state. Not only is Betty completely in denial about her husband's death, but she now ...