Nurse Betty
She's chasing a dream... they're chasing her.
R 2000 · 108 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy , Crime , Thriller , Drama
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.
Directed by Neil LaBute · Written by John C. Richards
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Renée Zellweger Betty -
Chris Rock Wesley -
Greg Kinnear Dr. David Ravell -
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Tia Texada Rosa -
Crispin Glover Roy -
Pruitt Taylor Vince Ballard -
Allison Janney Lyla -
Kathleen Wilhoite Sue Ann -
Elizabeth Mitchell Chloe -
Susan Barnes Darlene
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