Movies Like AMERICAN ADOBO

Set in New York City over the course of one eventful year, American Adobo, is a heart-warming comedy about five Filipino-American friends conflicted with their life choices and destinies, as they party away – sharing laughs, secrets, recipes, and lovers. Mike is a news editor in his early 40s who cannot reconcile the shallowness of his material existence with his activist past. Marissa is a beautiful but vain socialite who falls victim to her boyfriend’s sexual indiscretions. Marissa’s cousin Raul has all the charm and aggression of a Don Juan and seems to have a date not just with gorgeous women but also with destiny itself. Finally, there’s Tere, an accountant in her mid-forties and still single, insecure about herself and her chances of finding love. Together, these friends weave a uniquely American story about what it means to be an immigrant in a land where it seems everyone is searching for an identity.