Beautiful

2000, Comedy/Drama, 1h 52m

64 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

critics consensus

Sally Field's directing debut suffers from an inconsistent tone, implausible script, and a protagonist that critics say is one of the most loathsome to come around in a long time. Read critic reviews

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Kathleen Turner stars as Verna Chickle.

Director Sally Field with Hallie Kate Eisenberg on the set.

Joey Lauren Adams stars as Ruby.

Joey Lauren Adams stars as Ruby and Hallie Kate Eisenberg stars as Vanessa.

Director Sally Field on the set.

Minnie Driver as Mona with (l-r) Kathleen Robertson and Ali Landry on the set.

Minnie Driver stars as Mona and Hallie Kate Eisenberg stars as Vanessa.

Director Sally Field with Minnie Driver on the set.

Minnie Driver stars as Mona and Hallie Kate Eisenberg stars as Vanessa.

Minnie Driver stars as Mona.

Hallie Kate Eisenberg stars as Vanessa.

Minnie Driver stars as Mona.

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Movie Info

Mona Hibbard steadily advances as an American beauty queen in spite of her less than congenial temperament. Her best friend from childhood, Ruby, has the patience of a saint, which is why she's the one person who is willing to help Mona pursue her ambition. Ruby even helps her to hide the secret that would completely derail Mona's plan to capture the "Miss American Miss" title: an illegitimate daughter, Vanessa. Her biggest obstacle is losing her killer instinct for her maternal instinct.

Rating:

PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre:

Comedy, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Sally Field
Producer:

John Bertolli, B.J. Rack
Writer:

Jon Bernstein
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 29, 2000 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 20, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA):

$3.1M
Runtime:

1h 52m
Distributor:

Destination Films
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Minnie Driver
Mona

Joey Lauren Adams
Ruby

Hallie Kate Eisenberg
Vanessa

Kathleen Turner
Verna Chickle

Leslie Stefanson
Joyce Parkins

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Lorna Larkin, Miss Texas

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Critic Reviews for Beautiful

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Audience Reviews for Beautiful

Oct 30, 2009

I was REALLY suprised how much I liked this movie & Im glad I watched it

Brody M Super Reviewer
Sep 07, 2008

super cute! i adored it :)

art s Super Reviewer
May 16, 2007

This is a movie you see with your mom or best friend. Its really self center and voicing out a bad image to society.. Hated it.

Moviestar M Super Reviewer
Apr 12, 2007

Love this movie! A favorite.

Leo L Super Reviewer

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