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The Perez Family

Play trailer Poster for The Perez Family R,  1995,  1h 52m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez (Alfred Molina) and Dorita Evita Perez (Marisa Tomei) are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela (Anjelica Huston), whom he hasn't seen in decades.
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Anthony Puccinelli Chicago Reader Jun 7, 2022
1/4
These failures of taste are even more unfortunate because Nair and her cinematographer (Stuart Dryburgh of The Piano) have created a striking visual universe... Go to Full Review
Manohla Dargis Spin Apr 18, 2022
Like Dottie herself, the film is all dressed up with nowhere to go. Go to Full Review
Anne Billson Daily Telegraph (UK) Nov 27, 2017
With non-Hispanic principal actors and Indian-born Mira Nair directing, this garish romance is a bit of an ethnic pot-pourri, but it's not quite as annoying as it sounds. Huston, in particular, gives it a touch of genuine class. Go to Full Review
Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald Aug 18, 2021
2.5/4
The conclusion rushes by without sufficient development: You feel like there's a scene or two missing. But the movie ends with such optimism and bittersweet nostalgia, it sends you out smiling. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Mira Nair

Director

Alfred Molina

Juan Raul Perez

Anjelica Huston

Carmela Perez

Chazz Palminteri

Lt. John Pirelli

Trini Alvarado

Teresa Perez

Celia Cruz

Luz Pat

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Synopsis In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez (Alfred Molina) and Dorita Evita Perez (Marisa Tomei) are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela (Anjelica Huston), whom he hasn't seen in decades.
Director
Mira Nair
Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher, Michael Nozik
Screenwriter
Christine Bell, Robin Swicord
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.8M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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