🎬 Comedy, Drama

My Family

"Three generations of dreams."

⭐ 7.4/10 1995 2h 8m Dir. Gregory Nava

About this movie

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

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7.4/10 85 votes

Quick facts

Year
1995
Runtime
2h 8m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.4/10
Votes
85
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$5.5M

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Drama 🎬 Gregory Nava 👤 Edward James Olmos 👤 Jimmy Smits 👤 Esai Morales
immigrant marriage family relationships los angeles, california family death of wife

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My Family has a runtime of 2h 8m (2 hours and 8 minutes).
My Family was directed by Gregory Nava and released in 1995.
My Family is a Comedy, Drama film (1995).
The cast of My Family includes Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Jennifer Lopez, Jacob Vargas.
My Family has a TMDB rating of 7.4/10 based on 85 votes.

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