If you love Ratched, check out these similar movies and TV shows. Ryan Murphy's Netflix original, starring Sarah Paulson as the asylum nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has plenty of equivalents. Options include American Horror Story: Asylum, with its themes of medical mistreatment, and films like Girl, Interrupted, set in a psychiatric hospital. Your next watch depends on your mood. Vote for the best movies and shows like Ratched to help other fans decide. With Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and Prime Video, you can stream these picks now. Every month, over 40 million people visit aneverydaystory, allowing us to offer data-driven recommendations based on thousands of film and TV polls.
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Set in the late 1960s, "Girl, Interrupted" shows Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder), a young woman at a mental institution for troubled young women, choosing between the world inside—like the seductive Lisa (Angelina Jolie)—and the outside reality.
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