Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves (2002)

  • 83% of critics liked it
    (83 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (10,334 ratings)

In this independent drama, Ana (America Ferrera) is a bright and ambitious 18-year-old Latina who has just graduated from high school in East Los Angeles. Ana wants to broaden her horizons and go on to college, but her mother Carmen (Lupe Ontiveros) has other ideas; Ana's older sister Estela (Ingrid… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By
Patricia Cardoso
Written By
Josefina Lopez, George LaVoo
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 18, 2002 Limited
On DVD
Apr 22, 2003
HBO Films

Critic Reviews

  • Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

    It's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters, including Ana's father and grandfather, come down on the issue of Ana's future.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Real Women Have Curves is nowhere near a great film, but it is the most distinctive and appealing of entertainments.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    A vivid cinematic portrait.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    You watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.

  • Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    Funny and touching.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim H


    A young woman rebels against her mother in order to gain independence and a better life. These days there is a lot of talk about the American Dream with politicians bandying about the term with little critical insight and the late, great George Carlin saying, "They call it that… More

  • Red L


    I enjoyed the movie. It portrays the struggle of many first generation immigrants, although the mother's resistance to her daughter going to college is unusual. America Ferrera does a great job.

  • Randy T


    This film does what most other so-called "chick-flicks" couldn't do. It celebrates women without bashing men. Yes, the male roles are secondary, but they're all moral, upstanding, intelligent characters that are supportive of Ana. <i>Real Women Have… More

  • Leigh R


    Beautiful.

  • Lenny M


    Coming of age of a chicana, put together very well.

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