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FilmPG-132003
Mona Lisa Smile
Directed by Mike Newell
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 Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are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. From TMDB
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Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 drama history romance film, directed by Mike Newell, starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles.
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60 of 117 · most liked firstThe film, Mona Lisa Smile (2003), has a strong message about independence & redefining expectations for women’s futures. Julia Robert’s excels at portraying a professor challenging traditional expectations for women at a conservative 1950s college. #OwnYourPower
positive · AI labelView post →lotta nostalgia farming/debating going on but I believe it's indisputable that not all that long ago we had average films that today would be seen as art. Take any two 1/2-star Ebert movie, really. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)? Would get five Oscar noms in 2025. "Criminal" (2004)? Comedy Golden Globe. etc
neutral · AI labelView post →As some in America try to push us back to the '50s, a movie like Mona Lisa Smile gains relevance. Its who's-who cast amicably waltzes through a predictable script about a Wellesley prof who uses her art class to subvert norms. Two decades after its release, its message is more chilling. #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched The Wenders film was definitely the best, but I will always have a soft spot for Mona Lisa Smile. “A girdle to set you free. What does that mean?!”
positive · AI labelView post →The charcuterie board is made 🧀 and it's movie time 🎬 #nowwatching "Mona Lisa Smile"
neutral · AI labelView post →Maaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnn do I hate Kirsten Dunst in Mona Lisa Smile. Haven't watched the movie in YEARS and decided to watch it tonight and OMG I want to throttle her.
negative · AI labelView post →so i bought that movie sight unseen after watching Mona Lisa Smile and looking up what other movies Maggie Gyllenhaal had been in. quite a surprise i got
neutral · AI labelView post →📷/🎞️ - Mona Lisa Smile Yanissa X Camera: Canon AV-1 Film: Kodak Portra 800 B&W filter: VSCO #believeinfilm #filmphotography
neutral · AI labelView post →Mona Lisa Smile, I like to refer to it as my Generation's, The Women. What a perfect cast, and a movie that planted many seeds, and basically was responsible for me applying and attending a historic women's college. 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →Maybe I’m broken but sometimes when I watch a movie that makes me too happy I feel need to watch something that will make me upset or bore me to tears. Last time this happened was when I watched Mona Lisa Smile and ended up watching The Smurfs. I need to go to bed but I wanna watch some GARBAGE rn
neutral · AI labelView post →Last night we watched a double feature. A speculative british home front film, Went the Day well?, and Mona Lisa Smile. Both great films, and led to good discussion with my mom about how it's up to our communities to save ourselves, and we must always lean on women friends 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →#MayMovieChallenge May 9th: Contraceptive in a movie Mona Lisa Smile (Mike Newell, 2003) #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Love that movie. Julia Roberts. Julia Stiles. But I think it's called "Mona Lisa Smile," buddy. Don't feel bad. Easy mistake.
positive · AI labelView post →When ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ arrived in theaters on this day in 2003, many critics wrote it off as a lesser ‘Dead Poets Society’ – which is wildly reductive to both the film and its themes, @emmylanepotter.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/mona-lisa-sm...
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge 15: Movie scene that shows students in campus Mona Lisa Smile
neutral · AI labelView post →Mona Lisa Smile was a good movie except for all the scenes with the italian professor, which unfortunately made half the movie unwatchable smelly dogshit
negative · AI labelView post →Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films: M: Mona Lisa Smile O: O Brother, Where Art Thou? V: Videodrome I: Interview with the Vampire E: The Emperor's New Groove
neutral · AI labelView post →Julia Roberts' Birthday Film Festival, sorted by vibes America's Sweethearts Mona Lisa Smile Runaway Bride August Osage County Duplicity My Best Friend's Wedding Wonder Erin Brockovich Eat Pray Love Secret in their Eyes Money Monster Ben is Back
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm watching Mona Lisa Smile because I don't feel good and I needed something undemanding. This is the most Millennial woman movie ever made. I forgot Tori Amos shows up as singer for the wedding band, because like I said ...
neutral · AI labelView post →Mona Lisa Smile is meant to be a ladies version of this film, though some differences are obvious when you watch it. Give that one a try and see what you think!
neutral · AI labelView post →They mention Mona Lisa Smile which is a much better movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Once again thinking about how Mona Lisa Smile made me so happy I watched the Neil Patrick Harris Smurfs movie to bring down the mood
positive · AI labelView post →Watching Mona Lisa Smile for the first time in years. Forgot how much I loved the score in this film!
positive · AI labelView post →I love Dead Poets Society. But Mona Lisa Smile is such an endearing, smart film. It simply didn't deserve the bad reviews. I think that back then, when it was released, women's stories in general were always rather belittled in comparison to stories about men and adolescent boys.
positive · AI labelView post →Romcoms and coming of age stories are my fave film genres. So how on earth have I not seen Mona Lisa Smile until tonite? Amazing cast of young talent too.
positive · AI labelView post →Kirsten Dunst, my fav American actor, has done these genres! For example: 1. Virgin Suicides 2. Spider-Man 3 (this movie is actually good) 3. Kiki's Delivery Service 4. Interview with a Vampire 5. Mona Lisa Smile???
neutral · AI labelView post →I was today years old when I learned that Rauschenberg did this kind of art. Amazing work! I was only familiar with his "drip" painting...the one that most often comes to mind is in a scene in the film Mona Lisa Smile, I think, where she takes the students to see the painting uncrated.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mona Lisa Smile is such a good movie. It’s one of my favorite Julia Roberts films.
positive · AI labelView post →✅ Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Yeah it’s not a perfect movie but…Marcia Gay Harden though. Also, the way this movie ends with Kirsten Dunst hysterically crying while chasing after Julia Roberts on her bike will probably be how I feel once my Julia journey ends. 😅😅😅
neutral · AI labelView post →28 days of movie performances I love 💌❤️ #filmsky day 27: Julia Roberts as Katherine Watson in Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
neutral · AI labelView post →Y'all....there may be a reason #YouTube is pushing out the movie MONA LISA SMILE. A reminder of women's roles in 1953: Get married Take care of hubby Have kids I guess we are going back. Oh and..... I lived in the Tarrytown area (Sleepy Hollow formerly N. Tarrytown) when they filmed this movie.
negative · AI labelView post →That was my favorite movie, and I haven’t been able to watch since his passing. Have you seen Mona Lisa Smile? It’s essentially the same trope with feminism and empowerment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Julia O'Hara Stiles is an American actress who started her career at age 11 in New York City's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. She's known for her roles in 10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance, Mona Lisa Smile, and the Bourne film series.
neutral · AI labelView post →🎬Today In #FilmHistory🎬 "Mona Lisa Smile" (2003) was released. The film marks Ginnifer Goodwin's film debut. The lecture hall scenes in the film were shot at Columbia University. #OTD
neutral · AI labelView post →I have the movie Mona Lisa Smile (which I am convinced the Maga Republicans are trying to drag us back to) on in the background and this fits in just perfectly 🙂
positive · AI labelView post →The one saving grace of the movie! Have you seen Mona Lisa Smile? It's a similar concept done a hell of a lot better.
neutral · AI labelView post →22 September 2024, I finished watching MONA LISA SMILE. Click here for my review instagram.com/p/DAO5wDYyZI-/… I gave this film a 9 (a mile marker) out of 10. #MediaReview #MovieReview #ReviewsByNancy #MonLisaSmile #AmazonPrime
positive · AI labelView post →It works well in the movie it’s part of the soundtrack of. (Mona Lisa Smile) I’ll leave it at that . youtu.be/PQ9uswdgNyw?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Friday night Fall movie: Mona Lisa Smile
neutral · AI labelView post →Mona Lisa Morphing GIF https://youtu.be/UiPZqRBso8Y 13 years Music Karpa and Drakre52 Film #drakre52 #morphing #monalisa #monalisasmile
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neutral · AI labelView post →i can’t believe it took me so long to watch Mona Lisa Smile, what a good movie 💕
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