Prozac Nation is a 2001 psychological drama film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, starring Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Jessica Lange.

Lynne sends her to expensive psychiatric sessions with Dr. Sterling towards which her father, pleading poverty, implacably refuses to contribute anything.

[6] Frank Deasy, who co-wrote the screenplay, offered his opinion to The Guardian on Miramax's failure to release the film: It's a truthful depiction of depression.

And I think the reason Miramax has struggled is the fact that it doesn't have a traditional dramatic structure, in terms of a clear, unqualified ending.

[7]The film received a generally negative reception upon release, scoring 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews.

[8] Todd McCarthy of Variety felt it had a "precise visual style" and that Ricci gave a "smart performance", but criticised some of the editing choices and its overall inability to explore the nuances of depression.

[9] In a similarly mixed review, Slant Magazine's Ed Gonzalez felt the visuals were "contrived" and owed more to films like Requiem for a Dream than to director Skjoldbjærg's own vision, but said of Ricci, "[she's] splendid when the atomic bomb inside her character's head goes off", further commending her chemistry with co-star Lange.