Girl, Interrupted
1999 · 127 min · Director: James Mangold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1967, Susanna Kaysen had a headache and chased a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. This landed her in the mental institution, Claymoore. Here she is diagnosed, by Dr. Melvin Potts, with borderline personality disorder. When she arrives at Claymoore, she is greeted by Nurse Valerie Owens and shown round the woman's ward. Here she meets Georgina Tuskin, a pathological liar who is fixated with The Wizard of Oz; Polly Clark, a childlike schizophrenic; Janet Webber, a sardonic anorexic patient; Daisy Randone, a girl who won't let anyone in her room, and only eats her father's chicken; and Lisa Rowe, a sociopath who controls the other patients, and makes lives hard for the nurses at Claymoore. Through the movie, Lisa gains and loses control over Susanna and we see how bad she really can be. The movie's ending shows Susanna being released from Claymoore after an 18-month stay. How does Susanna take back her control? This movie battles subjects such as mental heath, abuse, self-harm and suicide.
Emotional fingerprint
Girl, Interrupted (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 43 % | 37 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 48 % | 32 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 51 % | 24 % | 35 % | 46 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 50 % | 23 % | 31 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 46 % | 29 % | 33 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 49 % | 34 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 29 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 46 % | 19 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 48 % | 26 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 61 % | 50 % | 53 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 64 % | 54 % | 60 % | 44 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 53 % | 36 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 56 % | 30 % | 43 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 74 % | 46 % | 54 % | 64 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 84 % | 70 % | 70 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 78 % | 64 % | 70 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Hope | 70 % | 38 % | 55 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 75 % | 39 % | 55 % | 60 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Empathy | 76 % | 49 % | 64 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Hope | 70 % | 42 % | 62 % | 25 % |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- James Mangold
- Written by
- Anna Hamilton Phelan, James Mangold, Lisa Loomer
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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