"They had everything. She showed them more."

2003

1h 57m

6.9(1850 votes)

Drama

History

Romance

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

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141 members

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Julia Roberts

Katherine Ann Watson

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Kirsten Dunst

Betty Warren

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Julia Stiles

Joan Brandwyn

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Giselle Levy

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Ginnifer Goodwin

Connie Baker

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Dominic West

Bill Dunbar

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Juliet Stevenson

Amanda Armstrong

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Marcia Gay Harden

Nancy Abbey

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John Slattery

Paul Moore

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Marian Seldes

President Jocelyn Carr

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Donna Mitchell

Mrs. Warren

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Terence Rigby

Dr. Edward Staunton

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Jennie Eisenhower

Girl at the Station

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Leslie Lyles

Housing Director

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Laura Allen

Susan Delacorte

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Topher Grace

Tommy Donegal

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Lily Lodge

House Matron

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Jordan Bridges

Spencer Jones

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Charlie Stewart

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Chuck Montgomery

Tall Man

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Taylor Roberts

Louise

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John Scurti

Stan Sher

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Ed Peed

Taxi Driver

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Rony Clanton

Porter

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Becky Veduccio

Blue Ship Hostess

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Paul Vincent Black

Joseph O'Neil

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Lisa Roberts Gillan

Miss Albini

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June Miller

Cape Cod Hostess

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Aleksa Palladino

Frances the Girl in Italian Class

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Charles Techman

Harvard Dorm Monitor

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Lauren Adler

Art History Student

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Daisy Baldwin

Art History Student

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Janine Barris

Art History Student

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Emily Bauer

Art History Student

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Kirstie Bingham

Art History Student

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Jennifer Bowen

Art History Student

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Angelique Claire

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Nikki Coble

Art History Student

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Kristen Connolly

Art History Student

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Kristyn Coppola

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Kimberly Ehly

Art History Student

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Megan Marie Ford

Art History Student

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Lauren Fruchter

Art History Student

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Kate Glass

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Amanda Gruss

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Stella Hao

Art History Student

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Walker Hays

Art History Student

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Michele Hillen

Art History Student

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Annika Marks

Art History Student

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Amy Montminy

Art History Student

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Lily Rabe

Art History Student

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Kate Reilly

Art History Student

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Krysten Ritter

Art History Student

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Art History Student

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Trisha Trokan

Art History Student

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Megan Tropea

Art History Student

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Maja Wampuszyc

Art History Student

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Mary Pascoe

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Phyllis

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Wet Girl

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Wet Girl

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Wet Girl

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Wet Girl

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Igor

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Madeleine Hackney

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Peter J. Rowan

Wedding Photographer

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Tori Amos

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Kevin Osborne

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Brad Mehldau

Pianist

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Larry Grenadier

Bass Player

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Julie Wagner

Bartender

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Jennifer Anderson

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Lindsey White

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Chris Burke

Custodian

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Dorothy Dwyer

Faculty

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Melanie Angelique Moyer

Christmas Student

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Canedy Knowles

Christmas Student

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Kristen Marie Holly

Christmas Student

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Carrie Ann Kaye

Christmas Student

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Liliane Thomas

Woman on Train

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Jackie Sanders

Band Announcer

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Anna Fields

Eleanor Warren (uncredited)

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Valerie Vaile

Jane Whitmore (uncredited)

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Jill Whitaker

Vanessa McIntyre (uncredited)

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Randi Newton

Miranda (uncredited)

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Grenville Cuyler

Phillip McIntyre (uncredited)

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Erik Davies

Robert Flint (uncredited)

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Gunna Wilson

Spencer's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Corey W. Allen

Giselle's Wedding Date (uncredited)

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Marylouise Burke

President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary (uncredited)

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Trish McGettrick

Governor's Wife (uncredited)

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Jeannette Gould

Faculty (uncredited)

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Whitney Avalon

Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited)

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Eric Bruno Borgman

College Janitor (uncredited)

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Cristie Schoen Codd

Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

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Katrina Connor

Art History Student (uncredited)

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Marlo DiCrasto

Art History Student (uncredited)

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Ashley Dru Douglass

Art History Student (uncredited)

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Liesl Ehardt

Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited)

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Jessica Leigh Johnson

Art History Student (uncredited)

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Marni Penning

Art History Student (uncredited)

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Dina Rose Rivera

Art History Student (uncredited)

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Melissa Goodwin Shepherd

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Michael Cuomo

Swing Dancer (uncredited)

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Maria Rusolo

Swing Dancer (uncredited)

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Christopher Braden

Bartender

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