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  • Girl, Interrupted
  • Opened December 21, 1999 | Runtime:2 hr 7 min
  • R
    sexuality, drug use and strong language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, ``Girl, Interrupted'' is the searing true story of Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder), a young woman who finds herself at a renowned mental institution for troubled young women, where she must choose between Read More
  • Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea Duvall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Jeffrey Tambor, Vanessa Redgrave, Whoopi Goldberg
  • Director: James Mangold
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Melodrama, Drama, Coming-of-Age

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So-so Avg. Critic Score 51 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Shrewd, tough, and lively -- a junior-league "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    The performances in Girl, Interrupted resonate, but the movie does not.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Top performances keep true-life mental ward tale Girl, Interrupted soaring,...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    There's too much control in it and not enough danger.

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