Film

Nurse Betty 2000

Directed by Neil LaBute

  • Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama
  • 108 min
  • R

She's chasing a dream... they're chasing her.

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.

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  • sparerichly built
  • resolvedopen-ended
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Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 1The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 11 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 11The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

19 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.

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