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:

Writer:

Cast:

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

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Reviews

Maclean's Magazine

Brian D. Johnson

Hollywood has built its reputation on escapism. But with movies like The Joy Luck Club, stories dr...

The Joy Luck Club opens up a panorama of women's worlds.

The masterful storytelling of the eight women in The Joy Luck Club, illuminated by each actress's...

If you can get past the the pacing, the length, and the occasional melodrama, "The Joy Luck Club"...

Poignant tale of Chinese-American moms, daughters.

March 4, 2019

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.