

Mona Lisa Smile
"They had everything. She showed them more."
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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.
Movie Details
Budget
$72.3M
$72,300,000
Revenue
$141.3M
$141,337,989
Languages
English
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Studio
Columbia Pictures
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Key Crew

Mike Newell
Director

Lawrence Konner
Screenplay

Deborah Schindler
Producer

Joe Roth
Executive Producer
Cast

Julia Roberts
Katherine Ann Watson

Kirsten Dunst
Betty Warren

Julia Stiles
Joan Brandwyn

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Giselle Levy

Ginnifer Goodwin
Connie Baker

Dominic West
Bill Dunbar

Juliet Stevenson
Amanda Armstrong

Marcia Gay Harden
Nancy Abbey

John Slattery
Paul Moore

Marian Seldes
President Jocelyn Carr

Donna Mitchell
Mrs. Warren

Terence Rigby
Dr. Edward Staunton
Jennie Eisenhower
Girl at the Station

Leslie Lyles
Housing Director

Laura Allen
Susan Delacorte

Topher Grace
Tommy Donegal
Lily Lodge
House Matron

Jordan Bridges
Spencer Jones

Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Charlie Stewart

Chuck Montgomery
Tall Man