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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%. Scores higher than 77% of the 1,400 1990s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Jade Li is a feisty, 20-something Chinese Canadian, trying to achieve that happy medium between giving in to her parent's wishes and fulfilling her own needs and desires - double happiness. Naturally, something's got to give and when love beckons in the shape of Mark, a white university student, the facade of the perfect Chinese daughter begins to slip.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
20 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Sandra OhJade Li
- Stephen ChangDad Li
- Alannah OngMom Li
- Frances YouPearl Li
- Donald FongAh Hong
- Callum Keith RennieMark
- Claudette CarracedoLisa
- Greg ChanUncle Bing
- Estelle CoppensLead Woman
- Lesley EwenCarmen
- Nathan FongDr. Ming Chu/Bartender
- Dennis FoonDirector
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Themes
daughterimmigrantparent child relationshipculture clashinterracial romancedatingfamilyauditiongeneration gapwoman director