"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.
Citizen Ruth has generally received positive reviews.
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Citizen Ruth was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 111 reviews, giving Citizen Ruth (1996) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 69%.
With a score of 66%, Citizen Ruth is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like The Craft, Happy Gilmore and Everyone Says I Love You.
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