The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
91 audience votes
Key crew
- Jane AndersonDirector
- Jane AndersonScreenplay
- John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julianne MooreEvelyn Ryan
- Woody HarrelsonKelly Ryan
- Laura DernDortha Schaefer
- Trevor MorganBruce Ryan
- Ellary PorterfieldTuff Ryan
- Simon ReynoldsRay the Milkman
- Robert ClarkDick Ryan
- Michael SeaterBub Ryan at 15 yrs
- Jordan TodoseyTuff Ryan at 9 yrs
- Jack MurrayRog Ryan at 17 yrs
- Noni WhitePauline
- Nora DunnGirl Group Member
Stills
Themes
commercialhousewifebased on true storymiddle classohiodysfunctional marriagebreaking the fourth wallbased on memoir or autobiographyprize moneywoman directormortgagecontests and competitions