Citizen Ruth
19961h 44m6.6(155)
DramaComedy
"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.
CountryUnited States of America
GenreDrama, Comedy
ReleaseNovember 21, 1996
DirectorAlexander Payne
ProductionMiramax, Independent Pictures
CastLaura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith
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