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Girl, Interrupted (1999)

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.

Released Dec. 21, 1999 127 min 17+

Genres: Biography, Drama

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Watch Providers: The Roku Channel, Pluto TV

Production Companies: Red Wagon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English

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IMDb 1448
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Runtime: 127 min.
Released: Dec. 21, 1999
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Revenue: $48,350,205
Certification: R
Parental Guide: 17+ cc

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