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 and Dorita Evita Perez are married.
Not for scares.
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Marisa TomeiDottie Perez
Alfred MolinaJuan Raul Perez
Anjelica HustonCarmela Perez
Chazz PalminteriOfficer Pirelli
Trini AlvaradoTeresa Perez
Celia CruzLuz Paz
Diego WallraffAngel Diaz
Angela LanzaFlavia
Ranjit ChowdhryIndian Immigration Official
Ellen CleghorneOfficer Rhoades
Bill SageSteve Steverino
Vincent GalloOrlando
Billy HopkinsFather Aiden
Ruben RabasaFather Martinez
Roberto EscobarRivera
Sarita ChoudhuryJosette
Norman Max MaxwellGate Guard
Marc MacaulayMale Volunteer
Luis RaúlNews Photographer
Antoni CoroneSecurity
Mira NairWoman Buying Flowers
Melissa HickeyYoung Carmela
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GoodWatch score 58May 12, 1995 · 1 h 53 min · R
Dramatic Irony, Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder, Ms. Fanservice +1
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In the United States, The Perez Family streams on Prime, ScreenPix, and ScreenPix Amazon Channel , and it is free with ads on The Roku, Fandango at Home Free, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 17 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60 (IMDb 6 and Rotten Tomatoes 60%).
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
Now and then: the humor is mostly sharp wit (7 of 10) and situational comedy (6 of 10).
Yes: it cost about $11 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 26% of its budget.
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