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August 23, 2000
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Renee Zellweger stars `Betty' Freeman & Rock

From director Neil LaBute ("In the Company of Men," "Your Friends and Neighbors') comes Nurse Betty, a darkly comic story about one woman's incredible determination to make her dreams come true against numerous odds.

Fantasy collides with reality as Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) inspires herself and everyone she meets to find at least a piece of their real selves throughout this romantic, dangerously funny road picture (which earned the Best Screenplay award at this year's Cannes International Film Festival.)

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 ...

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