# Nurse Betty (2000)

> A traumatized Kansas waitress pursues her television fantasy across America while criminals chase the drugs hidden in her getaway car.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5557

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Neil LaBute
- Cast: Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Tia Texada, Crispin Glover, Pruitt Taylor Vince
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171580/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: quirky, darkly comic, uneasy, offbeat movie night, dark comedy evening

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