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Girl, Interrupted
Summary: Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s.
Release Date: January 14, 2000
Director:
James Mangold
Runtime: 2 h 07 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 40,000,000
Domestic: $ 28,912,646
International: $ 19,437,559
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