Every family has a hero.
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.
Adam Sandler
John Clasky
Téa Leoni
Deborah Clasky
Paz Vega
Flor Moreno
Cloris Leachman
Evelyn Wright
Shelbie Bruce
Christina
Sarah Steele
Bernice
Ian Hyland
Georgie
Victoria Luna
Cristina (6 Years Old)
Cecilia Suárez
Monica
Ricardo Molina
Flor's Husband
Brenda Canela
Luz
Eddy Martin
Fourteen-Year-Old Boy
Nicole Nieth
Hostess at Fancy Restaurant
Jamie Kaler
Businessman
James Lancaster
Businessman
Phil Rosenthal
Pietro
Angela Goethals
Gwen
Sean Smith
Victor (Maitre'd)
Jonathan Hernandez
Alex
Thomas Haden Church
Mike (Realtor)
Director
James L. Brooks
Writers
James L. Brooks, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
John Seale
Director of Photography
Richard Marks
Editor
Tia Nolan
Editor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Ida Random
Production Design
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
markuspm
12/23/2013
The overview says "A woman and her daughter emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family where the patriarch is a newly celebrated chef with an insecure wife." OMG this so does not catch what this movie is all about! What a boring description for such a passionate movie!
Narate
1/1/2025
"_There are some mistakes you cannot risk when you have children._" It is more normal for Sandler to do down-to-earth dramas now but at the time I remember this being out of nowhere. As an adult I appreciate it much more now and the final message of the movie too. Wish it would've ended slightly different, but still a good movie.
