Movie: Woman on Top

Top 10 Billed Cast

Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz

Isabella Oliveira

Murilo Benício
Murilo Benício

Toninho Oliveira

Mark Feuerstein
Mark Feuerstein

Cliff Lloyd

John de Lancie
John de Lancie

Alex Reeves

Anne Ramsay
Anne Ramsay

TV Director

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

Claudia Hunter

Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau

Monica Jones

June Carryl
June Carryl

Zeke

Bob Greene
Bob Greene

Nikos

Lázaro Ramos
Lázaro Ramos

Max

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    Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

  • Release Date

    2000-09-22

  • Average

    6.08

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    A sexy comedy that turns happily ever after upside down.

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  • Languages:

    PortuguêsEnglish
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