Real Women Have Curves

2002
PG-13
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

8.4K

YOUR RATING

America Ferrera in Real Women Have Curves (2002)

Play trailer0:34

1 Video

26 Photos

Comedy Drama

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... Read allIn 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.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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

8.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 4 nominations

Videos1

Trailer 0:34

Watch Real Women Have Curves

Photos26

+ 19

More like this

6.7

Walkout

7.4

Maria Full of Grace

6.8

Christine

6.5

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

6.1

How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer

7.0

3:52

4.2

X/Y

8.7

Gente-fied: The Digital Series

6.2

7.0

6.7

6.2

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
The producers put out a casting call for girls who were "fat" or "overweight", and had thousands of girls show up who were clearly not fat or overweight, but all thought that they were.

Goofs
Ana's boyfriend, about to graduate from high school, says he will now go to "Teachers College." Teachers College is a graduate school only; it has no undergraduate program.

Quotes
Estela: [after giving Ana a dress she made especially for her] Pretty dresses aren't just for skinny girls.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: Real Women Have Curves (2002)

Soundtracks
Chica Dificil
Written by Héctor Buitrago and Andrea Echeverri
Performed by Aterciopelados
Courtesy of BMG Latin

User reviews112

Review

Featured review

8/10

America, America!

Thanks to a beautifully subtle script, equally subtle direction and brilliant performances from all the leads, Real Women Have Curves comes across as a superbly soulful and insightful slice of life. The always great Lupe Ontiveros is maddeningly tragic as the selfish mother who stubbornly refuses to see beyond her own needs, and America Ferrera blazes across the screen in blissful defiance - the smart girl who instinctively knows she's more than just the sum of her body parts and finds the strength inside herself to back up that belief with or without her mother's blessing. Kudos to everyone connected with this enlightened and enlightening movie.