Film2004130 min

Spanglish

Name: Spanglish
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2004
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman, Shelbie Bruce

Taste attributes: comedyromancedramaslowwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allsocial commentary

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"Every family has a hero."

Boxlist takeA grounded, emotional comedy: slow-paced and intimate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 994 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

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