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Girl, Interrupted (1999)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: December. 21,1999
Duration: 127min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: James Mangold
Plot: Though Susanna was an ordinary girl in her prime, her diagnosis of borderline insanity led to her being committed to a mental hospital, where she suffered greatly from being deeply trapped in the mental pressure of the outside world. She made a group of unusual but perverse friends who always made the hospital administrators laugh with their antics. Susanna gradually became integrated into the activities of the other girls, and her wild and rebellious adventures led her on a spiritual quest to discover who she was.
Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss
Keywords: based on novel or book, based on a true story, escape, female friendship, identity, suicide attempt, insanity, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, borderline personality disorder
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K-PAX(2001) , The Fisher King(1991) , Jackie Brown(1997) , Lucky Number Slevin(2006) , The Name of the Rose(1986) , Braveheart(1995) , Hotel Rwanda(2004) , Dead Poets Society(1989) , Stand by Me(1986) , The Godfather(1972) , Oliver Twist(2005) , Apollo 13(1995) , To Die For(1995) , Dances with Wolves(1990) , The Hours(2002)
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K-PAX (2001)
7.4
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Release Date: 2001-10-26
Duration: 120min
Country: US
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, Ajay Naidu
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
8.1
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1989-06-02
Duration: 128min
Country: US
Plot: "Carpe diem" and poetry are two ways that a new instructor at a rigorous boarding school motivates his students. He exhorts people to defy authority and pursue their goals. In order to recite poems and express themselves, the students organize a covert club. However, there are repercussions for their behavior, and the school and their parents are putting pressure on them. The poignant play Dead Poets Society is about friendship and liberation.
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen
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Stand by Me (1986)
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Duration: 89min
Country: US
Plot: In 1959, four lads set out on a walk in Oregon in search of a corpse. Along the road, they encounter risks, difficulties, and secrets. They pick up lessons about growing up, bravery, and friendship. A group of bullies who wish to beat them to their bodies is another issue they must cope with. The narrative is based on a Stephen King novella.
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
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Oliver Twist (2005)
6.8
PG-13
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Duration: 130min
Country: IT
Plot: Oliver Twist, an orphan, is sent from the orphanage to a workhouse in the nineteenth century, where the kids suffer from maltreatment and have little food. After receiving an unjustly harsh spanking, he moves into the home of an undertaker and embarks on a seven-day escape to London. When he arrives, starved and fatigued, he is greeted with open arms by a group of pickpockets headed by the elderly prick Fagin. Oliver is brought to the house of rich victim Mr. Brownlow, who provides him with sanctuary when Oliver is falsely believed to be a thief.
Cast: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden, Edward Hardwicke
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Apollo 13 (1995)
7.7
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Duration: 140min
Country: US
Plot: While Apollo 13 was attempting a lunar landing in April 1970, the spacecraft abruptly sent a communication to the control center informing them of a problem. Apollo 13 had lost oxygen, power, and steering due to an explosion that occurred in space. Now, with just four days to return to Earth, the three astronauts—Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert—are facing an unparalleled test. Every minute counts, and they must rely solely on their efforts in addition to the control center's assistance.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
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The Hours (2002)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2002-12-27
Duration: 114min
Country: US
Plot: Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours served as the inspiration for the movie. It depicts the lives of three women linked by Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway. Author Virginia Woolf wrote the story in 1923. She is suicidal and sad. 1951 reader Laura Brown is the one reading the book. She's pregnant and miserable. Clarissa Vaughan, known in 2001 as Mrs. Dalloway. She is planning a party for her AIDS-stricken pal.
Cast: Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson