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John Clasky (Adam Sandler) is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have afforded his family (Téa Leoni, Cloris Leachman) a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new housekeeper, Flor (Paz Vega), who has recently immigrated to L.A. from Mexico, and is trying to find a better life for her remarkable daughter, Cristina (Shelbie Bruce), who is rapidly embracing the American way of life. When Flor and Cristina move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous...especially when you're being embraced by an affluent, eccentric American family!

2004 · 2h 11m
Director James L. Brooks

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John Clasky (Adam Sandler) is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have afforded his family (Téa Leoni, Cloris Leachman) a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new housekeeper, Flor (Paz Vega), who has recently immigrated to L.A. from Mexico, and is trying to find a better life for her remarkable daughter, Cristina (Shelbie Bruce), who is rapidly embracing the American way of life. When Flor and Cristina move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous...especially when you're being embraced by an affluent, eccentric American family!

COMMON SENSE

Mixed messages wrapped in stale stereotypes.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.3
Reviews 166
Fresh 90
Rotten 76

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Studio
Columbia Pictures, Halberd Productions, Inc.
Released
2004
Run Time
2 hr 11 min
Rated
PG-13 for some sexual content and brief language.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2004 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Spanish
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , Norwegian (Norway) , Polish , Swedish (Sweden)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.