My Family
1995 · 128 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,667 VOTES · DIR. Gregory Nava
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,459 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:55 Whenever I see the bridges that connect
00:06:56 Put your hands on your head. Slowly!
00:10:57 I was standing there...
00:16:25 this is still...
00:24:37 Finally getting married. Biggest day of her life.
00:29:41 And every guy hoped that he might be
00:34:32 Hey, little bato!
00:38:58 See. I got money, jefe.
00:43:56 You say you need me
00:50:36 Your lives may depend on it.
00:57:22 She knew that he was meant to die at the river.
01:02:30 He left his order?
01:06:56 I mean, what happens when they stop being a nun and a priest?
01:10:05 Even if la Migrais dumb enough to buy it, like you say...
01:13:17 She does. She really misses me, too. I can feel it.
01:16:45 Don't you think I know
01:20:48 Come on, please.
01:26:21 And the family.
01:31:14 everything for her that could be done.
01:35:57 I didn't mean to do it. I didn't.
01:41:00 We have to give him a little time, that's all.
01:44:17 This is my son, Jimmy.
01:48:37 Sometimes you don't get things back, you know?
01:55:54 I remember...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,459
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line01:55:54
Production Record
DirectorGregory Nava
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,500,000
Revenue$11,079,373
IMDb votes4,667