Mona Lisa Smile
1789 reviews
Drama/History
1h 57m
2003
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the...
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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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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.
- DirectorMike Newell
- Release19 December 2003
- Genre
- Duration1h 57m
- Budget$72,300,000
- Revenue$141,337,989
- Rate1789 reviews
- Productions
Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Red Om Films
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

Donna Mitchell
Mrs. Warren

Terence Rigby
Dr. Edward Staunton

Leslie Lyles
Housing Director

Laura Allen
Susan Delacorte

Topher Grace
Tommy Donegal

Jordan Bridges
Spencer Jones

Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Charlie Stewart

Chuck Montgomery
Tall Man

Taylor Roberts
Louise

John Scurti
Stan Sher

Rony Clanton
Porter

Lisa Roberts Gillan
Miss Albini

Aleksa Palladino
Frances the Girl in Italian Class

Charles Techman
Harvard Dorm Monitor

Lauren Adler
Art History Student

Janine Barris
Art History Student

Emily Bauer
Art History Student

Kristen Connolly
Art History Student

Annika Marks
Art History Student

Lily Rabe
Art History Student

Kate Reilly
Art History Student

Krysten Ritter
Art History Student

Maja Wampuszyc
Art History Student

Mary Pascoe
Photographer

Katherine Argo
Dancer

Kim Villanueva
Dancer

Tori Amos
Singer

Kevin Osborne
Band Announcer

Brad Mehldau
Pianist

Larry Grenadier
Bass Player

Julie Wagner
Bartender

Chris Burke
Custodian

Dorothy Dwyer
Faculty

Canedy Knowles
Christmas Student

Kristen Marie Holly
Christmas Student

Marylouise Burke
President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary (uncredited)

Whitney Avalon
Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited)

Eric Bruno Borgman
College Janitor (uncredited)

Liesl Ehardt
Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited)

Marni Penning
Art History Student (uncredited)

Melissa Goodwin Shepherd
Dancer (uncredited)

Josh Mowery
Dancer (uncredited)

Michael Cuomo
Swing Dancer (uncredited)

Maria Rusolo
Swing Dancer (uncredited)

Christopher Braden
Bartender
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