Girl, Interrupted

1999 Drama

In 1967, 19-year-old Susanna (Winona Ryder) feels that "reality is becoming too dense" and is diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The doctor suggests to her parents that she be committed to the Claymore Hospital, and she spends the next 18 months struggling with her troubled psyche and the bizarre world of the institution. Susanna bonds with several other patients, including Lisa (Angelina Jolie), Polly (Elizabeth Moss), and Georgina (Clea DuVall). As she realizes that Lisa is potentially dangerous and truly needs help, Susanna begins to work harder with her psychiatrist (Vanessa Redgrave) and the nurse on the ward (Whoopi Goldberg). But Susanna soon learns that getting out of the hospital is not as easy as getting in. Girl, Interrupted was based on the autobiography of Susanna Kaysen, who really did spend a year-and-a-half in the McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. more..

Director: James Mangold

Starring: Winona Ryder,Angelina Jolie,Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Redgrave, Brittany Murphy

 31 Reviews  12 Awards

Reviews

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

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • A rare movie, one that manages to be both quiet and electrifying, touching and unnerving. But it is not a great movie, even though its stars deserve for it to be.

    - Miami Herald

    26 April 2013

  • They have turned a brief, appealing, honest autobiography by Susanna Kaysen into a long, appealing, rather dishonest film.

    Lawrence Toppman - Charlotte Observer

    26 April 2013

  • Top performances keep true-life mental ward tale Girl, Interrupted soaring, despite a script that frequently drifts into genre clichés.

    Kenneth Turan - Los Angeles Times

    26 April 2013

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

    Jay Carr - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    Academy Awards (2000)

  • Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama

    Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000)

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2000)

  • Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama

    Casting Society of America (2000)

     

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2000)

     

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