The read
Scores higher than 94% of the 2,032 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic84/100
170 audience votes
Key crew
- Amy TanScreenplay
- Wayne WangDirector
- Ronald BassScreenplay
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tsai ChinLindo Jong
- Kieu ChinhSuyuan Wong
- Lisa LuAn-Mei Hsu
- France NuyenYing-Ying St. Clair
- Rosalind ChaoRose Hsu Jordan
- Lauren TomLena St. Clair
- Tamlyn TomitaWaverly Jong
- Ming-Na WenJune Woo
- Michael Paul ChanHarold
- Andrew McCarthyTed Jordan
- Christopher RichRich
- Russell WongLin Xiao
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookchinesefamilychinese americanmother daughter relationship
The Best Movies of 1993
The Joy Luck Club is #20 of 60
