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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,952 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
93 audience votes
Key crew
- James SchamusWriter
- Ang LeeDirector
- Ang LeeWriter
- Tai-An HsuOriginal Music Composer
- Qu XiaosongOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lung SihungMr. Chu
- Wang BozhaoAlex Chu
- Deb SnyderMartha Chu
- Wang LaiMrs. Chen
- Fanny De LuzLinda
- Haan LeeJeremy Chu
- Wang Hung-ChangBoss Huang
- Jeanne Kuo ChangNew Cooking Teacher
- James LouMr. Chao
- Lester Chan Chit-ManChef Tsien
- Yin LiangChef Chang
- Emily Yi-Ming LiuChen Yi-Chien
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Themes
martial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational
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