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Mona Lisa Smile(2003)
Status: Released
Date: 2003-12-19
69%
1791 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
They had everything. She showed them more.
Overview:
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $72,300,000.00
Revenue: $141,337,989.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Red Om Films
Movie: Mona Lisa Smile
Top 10 Billed Cast
Julia Roberts
Katherine Ann Watson
Kirsten Dunst
Betty Warren
Julia Stiles
Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Giselle Levy
Ginnifer Goodwin
Connie Baker
Dominic West
Bill Dunbar
Juliet Stevenson
Amanda Armstrong
Marcia Gay Harden
Nancy Abbey
John Slattery
Paul Moore
Marian Seldes
President Jocelyn Carr
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