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Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

Oct 18, 2002
86 min
ComedyDrama
6.0/ 10
91 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.0/10
91 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
8,613 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
71/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$3,000,000Production cost
Box Office$7,700,000Worldwide gross
Profit$4,700,000Profitable
ROI
+156.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$5,853,194Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

8 wins & 4 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life..."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$7,700,000

Production Companies

LaVoo ProductionsHBO Films

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