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Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth

1996Movie⏱️ 1h 46mR
ComedyDrama
7
IMDB Rating
9,689 votes

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

Director
Alexander Payne
Writers
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Stars
Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place
Release Date
December 13, 1996
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 65
Reviews
📋 13.2K
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🎭 Top Cast

Laura Dern
Laura Dern
as Ruth Stoops
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz
as Diane Siegler
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place
as Gail Stoney
Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Smith
as Norm Stoney
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston
as Rachel
M.C. Gainey
M.C. Gainey
as Harlan
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
as Dr. Charlie Rollins
David Graf
David Graf
as Judge Richter
Kathleen Noone
Kathleen Noone
as Nurse Pat
Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren
as Jessica Weiss

💰 Box Office

$285,112
Worldwide Gross
$285,112
Domestic Gross
$26,709
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Production
Miramax, Independent Pictures (II)

🏷️ Keywords

unwanted pregnancyunexpected pregnancydrug abusehomeless womanabortion

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyFarcePsychological DramaSatireComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Laura Dern is great
by Red_Identity2014-11-21

"Laura Dern is one of my favorite actresses just for her work in Inland Empire and her stunning work in Enlightened. This film usually gets the least mentions within Payne's filmography and is probably considered his weakest, and so I was surprised and enjoyed it a hell of a lot, especially coming off of a big disappointment. Like Election, it's definitely more in the comedy-territory and while, again, it may not amount to all that much, it's still a hell of an enjoyable ride. And, of course, Laura Dern is great, she's proved she can play this sort of ditzy, unaware characte..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lance Rome who played Ruth's lover, was not a professional actor and was picked up out of a bar by the director to act in the film.

📖 Synopsis

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.