What Alice Found

What Alice Found
What Alice Found
Directed by	A. Dean Bell
Written by	A. Dean Bell
Produced by	Richard Connors
Starring	Emily Grace; Judith Ivey; Bill Raymond; Jane Lincoln Taylor; Justin Parkinson
Cinematography	Richard Connors
Edited by	Chris Houghton
Production; company	What Alice Found Productions LLC
Distributed by	Castle Hill Productions
Release date	2003;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$66,988 (US)

What Alice Found is a 2003 American drama film directed by A. Dean Bell.^[1] It is A. Dean Bell's second feature film.^[2]

Plot

The film is a coming of age story about a young woman who flees her poor New Hampshire hometown life to follow her friend to college in Florida.^[3] Her car breaks down on the highway, and a middle-aged couple in an RV offer to take her to Florida. Alice then discovers that they pay for their nomadic lifestyle through prostitution at truck stops and is led into their world.^[4]^[3]

Cast

Emily Grace as Alice^[5]
Judith Ivey as Sandra^[5]
Bill Raymond as Bill^[5]
Jane Lincoln Taylor as Sally^[5]
Justin Parkinson as Sam^[5]
Katheryn Winnick as Julie^[6]
Lucas Papaelias as Alex^[6]
Michael C. Maronna as Alice's Boyfriend^[7]
John Knox as Trooper^[6]
Tim Hayes as Danny^[6]
Tom Tumminello as Pete^[7]
David Rose as Rough Trucker^[6]
Clint Jordan as Lot Trucker^[6]
Rita Fredricks as Judge^[7]
Mathew Campbell as Counter Clerk^{[citation needed]}
Laura Poe as Julie's Mom^[7]
Greg Jackson as Irv^[7]
Lisa Balkun as Young Alice^[7]
Brian de Benedictis as John at the Bar^[7]

Release

The film was released in theaters in the United States in 2003.^[8] It made a total of $66,988 at the box office, with $6,720 being made its opening weekened.^[8] It was released on home video in the United States in 2004.^[9]

Reception

What Alice Found has a 68% critics' score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.^[1] It was selected by The New York Times' Stephen Holden as a "Critic's Pick",^[10] and was praised by Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times: "Sweet, suspenseful, funny, poignant -- and adult."^[11] Todd McCarthy of Variety describes the film as: "a solid character piece that deftly probes the complicity of both sides in a morally dubious relationship."^[3]

Honors and awards

2003 Sundance Film Festival—Special Jury Award^[4]
2003 Deauville France Festival—Grand Prize^[12]^[13]
2003 Cinema Paradiso Festival (Hawai'i) -- Best Feature Film^{[citation needed]}
2003 Tribeca Film Festival—Official Selection^[14]
2003 Stockholm Film Festival—Official Selection^[15]
2003 Mill Valley Film Festival—Official Selection^[16]
Bangkok Film Festival—Official Selection^{[citation needed]}

References

1 2 "What Alice Found | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
↑ "A. Dean Bell Movies List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
1 2 3 McCarthy, Todd (2003-01-20). "What Alice Found". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
1 2 "'American Splendor' Shines Brightest at Sundance Festival". Los Angeles Times. 2003-01-26. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
1 2 3 4 5 "What Alice Found (2003)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "What Alice Found | Cast and Crew | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "What Alice Found Cast & Crew". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
1 2 "What Alice Found (2003) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
↑ What Alice Found DVD. Retrieved 2026-05-02 – via www.blu-ray.com.
↑ Holden, Stephen (5 December 2003). "FILM REVIEW; when a Woman's Car Breaks Down, Good Samaritans May Not be What They Seem". The New York Times.
↑ "Mystery reflected in 'Alice'". Los Angeles Times. 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
↑ "2003". Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
↑ "A. Dean Bell". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
↑ Indiewire (2003-04-04). "Tribeca Fest to Present Five New Categories; To Spotlight Films Produced in NYC". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
↑ What Alice Found (2003) | MUBI. Retrieved 2026-05-05 – via mubi.com.
↑ "MVFF26 Program – Mill Valley Film Festival". www.mvff.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

External links

[:3-1] 1 2 "What Alice Found | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[2] "A. Dean Bell Movies List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[:1-3] 1 2 3 McCarthy, Todd (2003-01-20). "What Alice Found". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

[:0-4] 1 2 "'American Splendor' Shines Brightest at Sundance Festival". Los Angeles Times. 2003-01-26. Retrieved 2026-05-02.

[:2-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "What Alice Found (2003)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[:4-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "What Alice Found | Cast and Crew | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[:5-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "What Alice Found Cast & Crew". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[:6-8] 1 2 "What Alice Found (2003) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[9] What Alice Found DVD. Retrieved 2026-05-02 – via www.blu-ray.com.

[10] Holden, Stephen (5 December 2003). "FILM REVIEW; when a Woman's Car Breaks Down, Good Samaritans May Not be What They Seem". The New York Times.

[11] "Mystery reflected in 'Alice'". Los Angeles Times. 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2026-04-30.

[12] "2003". Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville. Retrieved 2026-05-02.

[13] "A. Dean Bell". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

[14] Indiewire (2003-04-04). "Tribeca Fest to Present Five New Categories; To Spotlight Films Produced in NYC". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[15] What Alice Found (2003) | MUBI. Retrieved 2026-05-05 – via mubi.com.

[16] "MVFF26 Program – Mill Valley Film Festival". www.mvff.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

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