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Ruby in Paradise
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5.9Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers, and slowly acclimates to her new surroundings. Before long, she's juggling the affections of Mildred's Lothario son, Ricky, and the good-natured Mike. As she wavers between Ricky and Mike, Ruby also tries to come to terms with her past.
Released: 1993-10-08114 minDir: Victor NuñezDrama, RomanceBudget: $800,000Box office: $1.0M
Cast
- Ashley Judd as Ruby Lee Gissing
- Todd Field as Mike McCaslin
- Bentley Mitchum as Ricky Chambers
- Dorothy Lyman as Mildred Chambers
- Allison Dean as Rochelle Bridges
- Betsy Douds as Debrah Ann
Themes
- florida
- shoplifting
- spring break
- souvenir shop
- northanger abbey
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
3,317 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
77/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Northanger Abbey
- Director
- Victor Nuñez
- Screenwriter
- Víctor Núñez
- Cast member
- Dorothy Lyman
- Producer
- Keith Crofford
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Filming location
- Florida
- FilmAffinity ID
- 328777
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-01-01
- film editor
- Victor Nuñez
- title
- Ruby in Paradise
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.5/10
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