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Spanglish (2004)
6.4
PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: December. 17,2004
Duration: 130min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: James L. Brooks
Plot: Fran, a stunning single mother, and her 12-year-old daughter relocate to the US in quest of a better life. Fran was brought in as a housekeeper for a respectable family by a friend. And the largest obstacle in Fran's path to a new life was her cultural background. Another major trauma to Fran's brain was the contrast in lifestyle and parenting styles between her and the owners, John and Deborah. Fran still faces certain challenges in her quest to assimilate into American high society completely. The cultural confrontation is subtly presented under a veil of emotional sentiments.
Cast: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman, Shelbie Bruce
Keywords: parents kids relationship, wife husband relationship, mother, immigrant, single parent, illegal immigration, upper class, class, class society, language course
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About a Boy (2002)
7.1
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Duration: 101min
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Tanguy (2001)
6.4
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 2001-11-21
Duration: 108min
Country: FR
Plot: Tanguy, 28, is a lovely and intelligent man who still resides with his parents. He is content with his cozy existence and doesn't intend to move. But his parents want him to go because they're tired of him. From pestering to sabotage, they do everything to get him to go. However, Tanguy does not give up easily. He constantly manages to stick around and irritate his folks. Will they ever be able to let him go? Learn more in this witty comedy series.
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Ratatouille (2007)
8.1
G
Duration: 111min
Country: US
Plot: Remy, a rat, aspires to be a renowned French chef in spite of the disapproval of his family and the apparent challenge of being a rat in a profession that is strongly anti-rodent. Remy finds himself in the perfect location beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Fate drops him into Paris' sewers. Even though it seems risky to be an unexpected and unwelcome guest in a classy French restaurant's kitchen, Remy's love of cooking quickly ignites a humorous and thrilling rat race that completely upends Paris's culinary scene.
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Isa (2014)
4.6
Genre: Science Fiction
Release Date: 2014-06-11
Duration: 85min
Country: US
Cast: Ana Layevska, Khotan Fernández, Fernando Allende, Eric Ochoa
Mr. Deeds (2002)
5.8
PG-13
Duration: 96min
Country: US
Plot: Poet and proprietor of a small-town pizzeria, Longfellow Deeds, immediately starts making bread of a different type after inheriting $40 billion from his late uncle. After relocating to a large metropolis, Deeds is constantly inundated by swindlers vying for his attention. To undertake an exposé on Deeds, television tabloid reporter Babe pretends to be a naive young lady from a remote village.
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