The Joy Luck Club

Name: The Joy Luck Club
Released: 1993-9-8
Cast: Rosalind Chao, Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen

The Joy Luck Club

R
2h 19m
1993

86%

age 16+

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Produced by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and based on the powerful #1 best-selling book, THE JOY LUCK CLUB tells the uplifting story of four remarkable friends whose extraordinary lives are filled with joy and heartbreak. Their lifelong friendship reveals a mosaic of the startling events and conditions that have shaped their lives -- and how these experiences have affected the hopes and dreams they hold for each of their children. Hailed as one of the must-see films of the year, this exceptional motion picture is sure to entertain and inspire you from beginning to end!

Director:

Wayne Wang

Producer:

Wayne Wang, Amy Tan, Ronald Bass, Patrick Markey

Writer:

Amy Tan, Ronald Bass

Cast:

Rosalind Chao, Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, Ming-Na Wen, Russell Wong

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Critics Consensus: The Joy Luck Club traces the generational divide, unearthing universal truths while exploring lives through the lens of a specific cultural experience.

Reviews

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rene Jordan

Wang goes from homey intimacy to the political whirlwinds of China seamlessly, a one piece texture, without showing its seams. [Full review in Spanish]

No one will want to miss this celebration of the mother- daughter bond, that most vexed and fascinating of relationships -- and one of the most neglected themes in American film.

Both generations are fearful of revealing their true identities, yet hopeful of discovery. This is the greatest truth of The Joy Luck Club, both the film and the novel.

The film persists in telling us what to think and feel, rather than letting us have our own quiet thoughts.

December 17, 2020

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Carrie Rickey

This heartrending and transcendent adaptation of Amy Tan's bestseller about a quartet of Chinese American daughters and their immigrant mothers is the ultimate movie about almost everyone's first love: Mom.

December 17, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 16+

Common Sense Says

Poignant tale of Chinese-American moms, daughters.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that The Joy Luck Club, based on Amy Tan's novel of the same name, includes scenes of family expulsion and conflict, rape, child abandonment, parental death, spousal abuse (both physical and mental), and suicide. While not actually very racy, raunchy, or violent by today's standards, each story includes extremely upsetting material. This warning is more about emotional content than any graphic sex, violence, or language.

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:September 8, 1993
Languages:English, Spanish
Captions:English, Spanish
Audio Format:
5.1
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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