This Is My Life
1992 · 1h 35m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)
It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?
Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.
Directed by
Nora EphronBased on the novel by
Meg Wolitzer6.0Smart score
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