Heavenly Creatures
A haunting, immersive plunge into obsessive friendship and fantasy that grows unsettling as reality and imagination blur toward tragedy.
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Girl, Interrupted
A slow, intimate stay inside a psychiatric ward, by turns brittle and tender, with a magnetic, dangerous friendship at its center.
About 1999 film by James Mangold
Genres drama, biographical, coming-of-age
Directed by James Mangold
Written by James Mangold, Susanna Kaysen, Lisa Loomer
Starring Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder, Jared Leto, Vanessa Redgrave, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Kurtwood Smith
Music Mychael Danna
Runtime 122 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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