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Citizen Ruth(Movie, 1996)

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| 1h 44min | Genres: Drama, Comedy
Citizen RuthRating: 3.3/5 (with 5353 votes)
Citizen Ruth is a 1996 American satirical black comedy film directed by Alexander Payne, in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kenneth Mars, and Tippi Hedren. The film follows a poor, drug-addled, irresponsible pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts national attention from those involved in the abortion debate. The story was inspired from the case of Martina Greywind, a homeless, unmarried mother from North Dakota who was offered $11,000 to carry what would have bee... ()
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Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 45min
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Duration: 1h 46min
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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

About Citizen Ruth

"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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Citizen Ruth (1996)(Trailer, 1:45)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Nebraska
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/13/1996 (World premiere: 11/21/1996)
Director: Alexander Payne
Film Editor: Kevin Tent
Director of Photography: James Glennon
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Budget: 3,000,000 USD
Revenue: 285,112 USD (= 10%)

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