Jorge Cervera Jr.

America Ferrera leads this 2002 indie dramedy as an 18-year-old who earns a full scholarship to Columbia University. However, this golden opportunity comes under fire from her old-world parents, who believe her current time is best spent providing for the family—not college.

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates in a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.