Prozac Nation
2001 · 95 min · Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Christina Ricci stars as Lizzie, a prize-winning student heading off to Harvard where she intends to study journalism and launch a career as a rock music critic. However, Elizabeth's fractured family situation including an errant father (Nicholas Campbell) and a neurotic, bitterly hypercritical mother (Jessica Lange) has led to a struggle with depression. When her all-night, drug-fueled writing binges and emotional instability alienate her roommate and best friend, Ruby (Michelle Williams), as well as both her first (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and second (Jason Biggs) boyfriends, Lizzie seeks psychiatric counseling from Dr. Diana Sterling (Anne Heche), who prescribes the wonder drug Prozac. Despite success as a writer that includes a gig writing for Rolling Stone and some mellowing out thanks to her medication, Lizzie begins to feel that the pills are running her life and faces some tough choices about her future.
Emotional fingerprint
Prozac Nation (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 51 % | 42 % | 43 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 43 % | 26 % | 34 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Hope | 41 % | 19 % | 26 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 46 % | 25 % | 29 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Sadness | 50 % | 34 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 57 % | 44 % | 43 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 67 % | 57 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 69 % | 64 % | 61 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 61 % | 55 % | 57 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sadness | 56 % | 45 % | 50 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 59 % | 46 % | 50 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 57 % | 45 % | 48 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 50 % | 34 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 51 % | 30 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 55 % | 39 % | 39 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 59 % | 50 % | 48 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 65 % | 57 % | 56 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 68 % | 54 % | 63 % | 29 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Hope | 69 % | 43 % | 65 % | 18 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
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
Elizabeth at 12
Grandmother
Mister Cool
Waitress
Julia
Nurse
Mrs. Edelman
Lecturer
Mrs. Stevenson
Details
- Directed by
- Erik Skjoldbjærg
- Written by
- Larry Gross, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Galt Niederhoffer, Frank Deasy
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Country
- Germany, Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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