Mona Lisa Smile

2003 · directed by Mike Newell

Rating

56/100

Hit

no

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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they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

Mona Lisa Smile (2003), directed by Mike Newell, rates 56/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

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

Crew

• Anastas N. Michos — Director of Photography
• Mick Audsley — Editor
• Rachel Portman — Original Music Composer
• Lawrence Konner — Screenplay
• Mark Rosenthal — Screenplay

More from Mike Newell

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — 80/100 · hit
2. Donnie Brasco (1997) — 79/100
3. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) — 76/100
4. Enchanted April (1991) — 75/100
5. Dance with a Stranger (1985) — 75/100
6. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) — 74/100

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