Dan Lett

Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) was a woman of intelligence, talent, and pluck living in the small town of Defiance, OH, in the 1950s. Evelyn was married to Kelly Ryan (Woody Harrelson), a man who gave her ten children but not much else; Kelly had a severe drinking problem, struggled to hold on to a job, and tended to spend his money as soon as he earned it. It was seemingly up to Evelyn to support the family, but with ten kids to look after, taking a job outside the home hardly seemed practical. But the resourceful Evelyn discovered a way to bring some extra money into the household - at a time when a number of companies held contests to find new advertising jingles for their products, Evelyn had a genius for coming up with slogans and winning contests, and for the better part of a decade Evelyn kept food on the table and a roof over her head by dreaming up jingles, tag lines, and ad headlines and winning contests with her handiwork, often selling the merchandise she won to pay the bills.

In order to support her ten children, Evelyn Ryan (Moore) enters a commercial jingle-writing contest. Based on a true story.

In order to support her ten children, Evelyn Ryan (Moore) enters a commercial jingle-writing contest. Based on a true story.

Oscar-winner Diane Keaton ("Something's Gotta Give," "Annie Hall") stars in the title role as a prison warden's wife who falls in love with death row convict Ed Biddle, played by Oscar-winning box office star Mel Gibson ("Lethal Weapon" franchise, "Braveheart"). Believing he's innocent, she helps him and his convicted brother escape. Based on a real case from 1901, Pittsburgh, this dramatic picture co-stars Matthew Modine ("Birdy," "Married to the Mob") with Trini Alvarado ("Little Women," "Babe"), Terry O'Quinn ("Primal Fear," "Tombstone") and Edward Herrmann ("Annie Hall," "The Lost Boys"). Directed by acclaimed Australian director Gillian Armstrong ("Little Women").