Does Citizen Ruth end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Citizen Ruth violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Citizen Ruth easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Citizen Ruth scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Citizen Ruth

Name: Citizen Ruth
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kelly Preston

Life, liberty, money and the pursuit of happiness. She's gotta have it.

Directed by Alexander Payne

Produced by Miramax, Independent Pictures

1996104 min6.6 / 10

A sharp satirical comedy that uses one woman's unwanted pregnancy as a lens to skewer both pro-life and pro-choice extremism, media sensationalism, and the dehumanizing machinery of ideological warfare.

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.

Clusters

Absurdist Political Satire Funny Movies About Life's Meaning Dark Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Nightmares Restaurant And Workplace Jobs

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Judge Drug Addiction Extremist Abortion

Questions people ask

Does Citizen Ruth end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Citizen Ruth violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Citizen Ruth sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Citizen Ruth easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Citizen Ruth scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.