• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2003-12-19
  • Runtime117 minutes
  • TaglineThey had everything. She showed them more.
  • Revenue141,337,989$
  • GenreDrama, History, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesColumbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Red Om Films
  • Budget72,300,000$

Movie Overview

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

Casts

Julia Roberts

Kirsten Dunst

Julia Stiles

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Ginnifer Goodwin

Dominic West

Juliet Stevenson

Marcia Gay Harden

John Slattery

Marian Seldes

Donna Mitchell

Terence Rigby

Leslie Lyles

Laura Allen

Topher Grace

Jordan Bridges

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Chuck Montgomery

Taylor Roberts

John Scurti

Rony Clanton

Lisa Roberts Gillan

Aleksa Palladino

Charles Techman

Lauren Adler

Janine Barris

Emily Bauer

Kristen Connolly

Annika Marks

Lily Rabe

Kate Reilly

Krysten Ritter

Maja Wampuszyc

Mary Pascoe

Katherine Argo

Kim Villanueva

Tori Amos

Kevin Osborne

Brad Mehldau

Larry Grenadier

Julie Wagner

Chris Burke

Dorothy Dwyer

Canedy Knowles

Kristen Marie Holly

Christopher Braden