Maid in Manhattan

Hotel worker romances elite guest

Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film starring Jennifer Lopez as a hotel maid who falls for a senator played by Ralph Fiennes.

The title has become shorthand for Cinderella-style romances where class differences are overcome: It's a real maid in Manhattan situation.

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Jennifer Lopez · Ralph Fiennes · senator · New York · New York City · love story · love at first sight · fish out of water · disguise · class · class difference · upper class · wealth · glamour · ballgown · designer dress · housekeeping · fairy tale

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Family

maid, maiden, maidenhood, maidenly, maidservant, Manhattan, man, hat, tan

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Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG