Summary
The film is a romantic comedy about the Portuguese widow of a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter, who wants to be a professional gambler, convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 55Audiences 58GoodWatch 51
Tomatometer57%
Metascore53
IMDb6.1
Audience score54%
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for comedies, +8 min on the typical 100
typical 100108Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 54 more
Released
2003
August 17, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
16 of 16
Jason IsaacsCharles Beck
Sofia MilosCelia Amonte
Emmy RossumVicky Amonte
Theresa RussellLois Vargas
Seymour CasselDaniel Vargas
Lupe OntiverosAngelica Amonte
Chris TardioGianni Martinez
Benjamin MoutonFrankie the Pit Boss
Robert MontanoFather Emmanuel
Bill BurrBlackjack Player
Anthero MontenegroJoseph Amonte- CBCharley BroderickClub Owner
John FioreNight Club MC- RARebekah AraminiCelia's Portuguese Dance Mentor
Marion EatonBetsy (uncredited)- JCJason CutlerRussian (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Dan Ireland Director
Writing · 2
- Jim Jermanok Screenplay
- David Bakalar Story, Producer
Camera · 1
- Claudio Rocha Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Luis Colina Editor
Sound · 1
- Harry Gregson-Williams Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- John Frick Production Design
- Sophie Carlhian Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Rudy Dillon Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Chris Cenatiempo Stunts
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