Citizen Ruth (1996)
84 %
Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 21 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis: A satirical look at the abortion issue, that takes jabs at both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice proponents. Ruth Stoops, a low-class, unintelligent, unfit mother of four discovers while in jail that she's pregnant again. The judge charges her with endangering the fetus, but tells her in... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kelly Preston
Director: Alexander Payne
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03/31/08
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Uncharacteristically of Payne, the film lacks a sharp point of view, unfloding as a series of gigs (some quite funny), trying to be too fair--for a satire--to both sides of the abortion issue.
06/01/06
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08/30/04
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10/01/03
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Payne's biting social satire about the abortion issue is shrewd and raucously entertaining. A smart and subversive comedy
06/04/03
Worst of all is Dern, who is so gratingly offensive that by the end of the movie you really just want her to shut up more than anything else.
04/04/03
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11/06/02
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