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1996 film directed by Alexander Payne

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6.6

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.

Released: 1996-11-21104 minDir: Alexander PayneDrama, ComedyBudget: $3.0MBox office: $285,112

Cast

  • Laura Dern as Ruth Stoops
  • Swoosie Kurtz as Diane Siegler
  • Kurtwood Smith as Norm Stoney
  • Mary Kay Place as Gail Stoney
  • Kelly Preston as Rachel
  • M.C. Gainey as Harlan

Themes

  • judge
  • drug addiction
  • extremist
  • abortion

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

9,757 votes

Year
1996
Runtime
106 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
abortion
Screenwriter
Jim Taylor
Cast member
Diane Ladd
Composer
Rolfe Kent
Producer
Cathy Konrad
Production company
Miramax
Cinematographer
James Glennon
Narrative location
Nebraska
Duration
101
FilmAffinity ID
791236
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1996-01-24
title
Citizen Ruth
film editor
Kevin Tent
distributed by
Netflix
review score
80%
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