5.1 Score

2003 • 1h 57min • PG-13 • Drama, Romance, History

Mona Lisa Smile

"They had everything. She showed them more."

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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.

IMDb 6.6

RT 34%

MC 45

Director

Mike Newell

Writers

Lawrence Konner

Mark Rosenthal

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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

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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

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