Prozac Nation

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Prozac Nation

R

Released Jun 6, 2003

1h 39m

Drama

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Based on the best selling novel, set in the mid 1980's before the prevalence of anti-depressants, it follows a young working class woman's (Christina Ricci) bout with depression during her first year at Harvard. The film explores this generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and an overbearing mother (Jessica Lange).

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Those of you who were waiting so impatiently for the release of this movie version of Elizabeth Wurtzel's chemically enhanced Weltschmerz will be as sorry as the film itself...

Jan 20, 2018

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

There's really no reservoir of sympathy deep enough to support a whiny, navel-gazing Harvard student who turns her depression into a show-stopping spectacle.

Jan 5, 2007

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

The self-centered brat at the center of Prozac Nation spends most of her time making life miserable for everyone around her, but there's little reason the public should have to pay for the same privilege.

Jan 5, 2007

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It should be no surprise that a flick about depressives turns into a depressing film.

Rated: C+

May 29, 2010

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Ricci commits fully, driven to bring Wurtzel's demons to life.

Rated: B

Sep 22, 2007

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

Prozak Nation is a manipulative, cloying take on depression, a watered down film from a watered down book.

Rated: C-

Jun 21, 2007

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I really enjoyed this movie. I also grew up in early 2000s and I could relate to this a lot. I found it to be an accurate depiction of how hard it is to navigate the world as a young, pretty, smart young girl. Also, funny most of the bad reviews are from men…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Camille C

This movie shows the complexity of depression and the difficulty for people with an avoidant attachment style to trust others and develop healthy relationships. Unlike many men in the comments, I have a lot of empathy for the main character.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Tony Z

Unwatchable. Staggers around as though someone stole random pages of the shooting script. Emotions appear and disappear out of thin air. It should be a crime to waste Christina Ricci and Michelle Williams like this, but it's just a dismal mistake.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Jerod S

Ricci isn't given a clear path to show the effects of her mental state, family life and medical condition. Her path through counseling and harvard is haphazard. Lange bites her nails and the movie flounders.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Sally S

This was a good movie, not sure why the rating is so low.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Sena S

Even if there are obvious glaring mistakes in the editing, the viewing pleasure is high. The lead is a sweet girl, but sometimes you have to slap her in the mouth to behave properly. Such toxic youth is hard to find. When I learned that the author was describing his own life, I softened a little and wanted to give this point. It's considered a failed critique of American society. Meh if I don't get this rating just because I enjoyed her way of struggle, hoping they didn't tempt anyone with prozac in the end

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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Synopsis

Based on the best selling novel, set in the mid 1980's before the prevalence of anti-depressants, it follows a young working class woman's (Christina Ricci) bout with depression during her first year at Harvard. The film explores this generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and an overbearing mother (Jessica Lange).

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Producer: R. Paul Miller, Galt Niederhoffer, Brad Weston
Screenwriter: Frank Deasy, Larry Gross, Galt Niederhoffer, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Elizabeth Wurtzel
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Millennium Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Drug Content|Sexuality|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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