Nurse Betty

Out Now

Synopsis

Betty (Rene Zellweger, Bridget Jones' Diary) is a waitress in a small American town. Unhappily married to a second hand car dealer she longs to run away with Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear, As Good As It Gets), the glamorous leading man on a TV hospital soap opera.

Charlie (Morgan Freeman, Deep Impact) is a dangerous yet philosophical hitman. Tiring of his lifestyle he dreams of doing one last big assignment and retiring to sunny Florida.

When Betty's greedy husband puts together a drugs deal, Charlie enters their world. When Charlie and his protg (Chris Rock, Lethal Weapon 4) are sent to reclaim the stolen drugs, Betty watches as her husband is skillfully interrogated and then shot. Traumatised, Betty flees to L.A. to find and be with her on-screen idol Dr. Ravell. Charlie follows her, eager to silence Betty forever and collect his final pay off.

Nurse Betty is a dark comedy thriller, hilarious one moment, chilling the next, about two very different people who chase their dreams across America.