The read
A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 33%, Metacritic 45/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,273 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
1,940 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark RosenthalScreenplay
- Mike NewellDirector
- Lawrence KonnerScreenplay
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julia RobertsKatherine Ann Watson
- Kirsten DunstBetty Warren
- Julia StilesJoan Brandwyn
- Maggie GyllenhaalGiselle Levy
- Ginnifer GoodwinConnie Baker
- Dominic WestBill Dunbar
- Juliet StevensonAmanda Armstrong
- Marcia Gay HardenNancy Abbey
- John SlatteryPaul Moore
- Marian SeldesJocelyn Carr
- Donna MitchellMrs. Warren
- Terence RigbyEdward Staunton
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Themes
massachusettsart schoolinspirationfeministconservativelgbtpost warpost world war iifacultyart historyteacher herowomen's issues