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Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth

Life, liberty, money and the pursuit of happiness. She's gotta have it.

19966.61h 44m

Overview

"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.

Directed by Alexander Payne
Written by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Produced by Cary Woods, Cathy Konrad
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $285K

Top Cast

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Ruth Stoops

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Diane Siegler

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Norm Stoney

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Gail Stoney

Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston

Rachel

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Harlan

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Dr. Charlie Rollins

David Graf

David Graf

Judge Richter

Kathleen Noone

Kathleen Noone

Nurse Pat

Tippi Hedren

Tippi Hedren

Jessica Weiss

Themes & Keywords

judgedrug addictionextremistabortion

About Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth is a drama, comedy film released in 1996 exploring themes of judge, drug addiction, extremist, abortion. Directed by Alexander Payne, it stars Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith. "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.

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