Is Born in East L.A. sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Born in East L.A. easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Born in East L.A. end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Born in East L.A. violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Born in East L.A. scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Born in East L.A.

Name: Born in East L.A.
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodríguez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kamala Lopez

A comedy bordering on insanity.

Directed by Cheech Marin

Produced by Universal Pictures, Clear Type

198784 min5.8 / 10

A high-energy comedy that mines absurdist humor from a fish-out-of-water premise about identity and belonging, grounded in warmth and optimism.

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!

Clusters

Underdog Comedy Teams Buddy Comedy Adventures American City Movies Immigrants and Exiles Famous Real Filming Locations

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Immigration East Los Angeles South-of-the-border

Questions people ask

Is Born in East L.A. sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Born in East L.A. easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Born in East L.A. end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Born in East L.A. violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Born in East L.A. scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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