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Tortilla Soup

2001, Romance/Comedy, 1h 42m

74 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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An English remake of Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman, Tortilla Soup is as charming and flavorful as the dishes it features. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Three grown sisters, Maribel (Tamara Mello), Leticia (Elizabeth Peña) and Carmen (Jacqueline Obradors) try to cope and live with their father Martin (Héctor Elizondo) ; a veteran chef who is slowly losing his sense of taste. Martin has one simple rule: be at home for Sunday dinner and attendance is both mandatory and non-negotiable. A rift in the family develops when the sisters develop relationships and an obnoxious woman (Raquel Welch) sets her sights on Martin's affections.

Rating:

PG-13 (Sexual Content)
Genre:

Romance, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Maria Ripoll
Producer:

John Bard Manulis
Writer:

Vera Blasi, Tom Musca, Ramón Menéndez
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 24, 2001 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 15, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA):

$4.4M
Runtime:

1h 42m
Distributor:

Samuel Goldwyn Company
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo
Martin

Jacqueline Obradors

Jacqueline Obradors
Carmen

Elizabeth Peña
Letitcia

Tamara Mello
Maribel

Nikolai Kinski
Andy

Raquel Welch
Hortensia

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Critic Reviews for Tortilla Soup

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Full Review… Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader

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Full Review… Laura Bushell BBC.com

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Audience Reviews for Tortilla Soup

Feb 01, 2010

Really great movie about family and acheiving dreams.

Sunil J Super Reviewer
Jan 28, 2010

Funny and charming, but not as good as the original version of Ang Lee's. But the cooking is good and will make you hungry just watching them eat their dinners.

Donna D Super Reviewer
Mar 22, 2008

besides the on-going and pretty realistic drama in this somewhat functional family? - minus the very rare but relieving ocassion of purposely dropping and breaking plates, the foodsss prepared in the film really looked awesomely delicious!

d Teh tHe TeA j Super Reviewer
Dec 25, 2007

Love this movie! A Hispanic version of "Eat Drink Man Woman". Great!

Leo L Super Reviewer

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