Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth

1996

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides

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

JBscale

73

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Comedy - Drama

Length

1 hr. 46 mins.

US Theatrical Release

December 13, 1996

US Box Office

$285,112 (#6512 of 7372)

Global Office

$285,112 (#4082 of 4299)

Rating

R

Restricted

A Sex Scene, Strong Language, Substance Abuse

Collection Detail

Edition

Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Miramax

Released

April 8, 2003

Acquired Date

July 30, 2025

Times Seen

0 Times

Last Watched

Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

David Graf

David Graf

Kathleen Noone

Kathleen Noone

Tippi Hedren

Tippi Hedren

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Directors

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Producers

Cathy Konrad

Cathy Konrad

Cary Woods

Cary Woods

Writers

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

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RT Fresh

81%

Tomatometer

26 votes

RT Hot

74%

Popcornmeter

201 votes

METASCORE

63

18 votes

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

9,577 votes

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