Real Women Have Curves (2002)
Directed by Patricia Cardoso · 86 min · Comedy, Drama
23.8 TOPICAL score · #4,138 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Real Women Have Curves (2002, directed by Patricia Cardoso) has a TOPICAL score of 23.8 - ranked 4,138 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on audience. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (106 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71
- AudienceTMDB 6.1/10 (106 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic; Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read10,554 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: America Ferrera (actor #342), Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez (actor #1,898)