Mona Lisa Smile

2003 · 117 min · ★ 6.9 / 10 · 1945 votes

Drama · History · Romance

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

Cast

Julia Roberts · Kirsten Dunst · Julia Stiles · Maggie Gyllenhaal · Ginnifer Goodwin · Dominic West · Juliet Stevenson · Marcia Gay Harden · John Slattery · Marian Seldes

Director

Mike Newell