Girl, Interrupted
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 1999
7.5
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Generally favorable reviews based on 124 Ratings
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TTW107Apr 6, 2012
Best role for Jolie, hands down. I'm more than shocked that the metacritic average is 51, it kind of pisses me off actually. I was glued to the tv set from start to finish. But I am one to drop everything out of my mind and get lost in aBest role for Jolie, hands down. I'm more than shocked that the metacritic average is 51, it kind of pisses me off actually. I was glued to the tv set from start to finish. But I am one to drop everything out of my mind and get lost in a movie. A must watch in my book.… Expand
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squecoreJul 3, 2020
Watched it twice, always made me emotional. Well-played, definitely my favorite movie.
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8
j30Nov 27, 2011
Girl, Interrupted is the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for women. The film, powered by strong performances by Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, grabs a hold of you and doesn't let go.
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10
L490Oct 7, 2011
Great performance by Angeline Jolie, she is really great in playing intense characters. Movie in general was okey, liked the cast and the story. It is a movie that's worth watching.
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alejandro970Jul 29, 2022
Based on a memoir, the film cannot avoid its resemblance to One flew over the Cuckoo's nest, but the result is not so lucky, as it lacks something essential for the viewer to become emotionally interested in the characters.
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10
SammyJan 1, 2006
Very good movie. Great actresses.
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JamesB.Mar 25, 2007
English teachers should not show the movie to the students because the book was much better.
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10
SylwiaP.Dec 10, 2005
The best film I have ever seen.
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NatC.Jan 24, 2006
Painfull life turned into amazing book turned into great well acted/ thoughtout film! top knoch!
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jimmytancrediDec 3, 2011
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rotkuMar 3, 2012
Not a bad movie although Jolies character is far more interesting than Ryders and this unsettles the fluidity of the movie. Overall it a watchable and at times enjoyable movie but is ends up as a second rate One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
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7
RobertOBrienJul 15, 2015
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite it's amazing performances from all of the cast members, after reading the novel, this movie is not an insult to the novel, but an insult to the real life Lisa Rowe. They made her out to be a cold-blooded and harmful person, and also made it so that Lisa was the reason another character commits suicide.

None of that ever happened in the book. And because the book is based off real people, it's even worse. Angelina Jolie's performance is great, and the movie is able to avoid most of the cliches that movies about mental illnesses have. But I find it difficult to look past it's horrific misinterpretations of Lisa Rowe and other real life people.

As a fictional story, the film works, mainly thanks to all the amazing performances by Angelina Jolie, Winona Ryder, Clea Duvall, Angela Bettis, and the late Brittany Murphy. But it's a terrible rendition of Kaysen's novel and an even worse rendition of the real life people.

But similar to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, though it fails as an adaptation, it works very well as a stand-alone story. Despite how much I harped on this film, I do really like it. It just loses points for what it made these people out to be. I'm not saying this movie is on par with a Kubrick film, because it's not. But before, and even after I read the novel, I thoroughly liked this film.… Expand
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reviewfrom19842Jul 8, 2017
Girl, Interrupted has amazing performances from the whole cast with Angeline Jolie wining a Oscar. It's a good movie with amazing performances, characters you care about and a entertaining story.
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Pan_KrytykJul 19, 2022
zajebiste role winony i angeliny.. a wy im dajecie 51 pkt... pogieło was? ryli ?? ;( szkoda czasu chba na ten metacritic
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GIOHaikalJun 30, 2022
Great performances, magnetic characters but with a super-hero like ending. It's overall a great movie, Jolie shows her absolute best and Wyonna's character is relatable and convincing, however they did deviate quite a bit from the originalGreat performances, magnetic characters but with a super-hero like ending. It's overall a great movie, Jolie shows her absolute best and Wyonna's character is relatable and convincing, however they did deviate quite a bit from the original story, rendering kind of a fantastic ending, very socially normative for such a alternative-type story.
its not the brightest, nor is it revolutionary, but the well written and incredibly performed characters make a 2h movie pass in a blink of an eye. Being scripted, produced and played mostly by woman in the contra-cultural movement of the 60's, its a great showcase of a feminist story without being overly political, and i do love a good queerbait. Jolie is the absolute love of my live please marry me. definitely a must see.… Expand
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hamidgoodarziJun 25, 2023
McMurphy and Lisa Angelina Jolie's beautiful performance, which the film is based on, also won her an Oscar. And the very good performance of Winona Ryder, who worked hard for her role, is the strong point of the film. This psychologicalMcMurphy and Lisa Angelina Jolie's beautiful performance, which the film is based on, also won her an Oscar. And the very good performance of Winona Ryder, who worked hard for her role, is the strong point of the film. This psychological drama is based on the memoirs of Susanna Kaysen, who spent 18 months in a mental hospital between 1967 and 1968 after attempting suicide. This movie is kind of reminiscent of the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", especially the character "Lisa" is very similar to "McMurphy". And both films rely on these two characters.… Expand
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