Spanglish

2004 · 130 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 90,273 VOTES · DIR. James L. Brooks

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Overview

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,365 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:30 To Dean of Admissions, Princeton University.
00:05:05 Hello?
00:08:43 It's all about first names and closeness here.
00:13:12 She said, "Who do you think you are?"
00:17:55 You work here and you don't speak any English at all?
00:22:10 "I put on one of your records."
00:26:23 Sorry, I didn't even help you with the door.
00:31:18 I'll show you.
00:37:07 - I like you. - Okay, I love you.
00:42:45 Did you ask her if she could live in?
00:47:11 Here's Georgie...
00:52:30 Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much. That was so fun.
00:57:56 Oh, no! Please.
01:02:42 And you were very right. Hypocrisy, yes.
01:06:15 - The trick is stay the same. - Impossible, John. There'd be riots.
01:11:59 What about the point I'm making? It's good, right?
01:16:34 You know about Cristina and your private school?
01:21:47 It's from all of us. Your mum, too.
01:26:59 That's it. Drive carefully.
01:31:59 I think that if you listen to exactly what happened...
01:37:53 it would have been...
01:43:46 before we finish up here.
01:49:27 It's genuine. You can use genuine.
01:55:07 None of it works.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,365
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:55:07

Production Record

DirectorJames L. Brooks
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80,000,000
Revenue$55,470,154
IMDb votes90,273