The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 99% of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Metacritic94/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
701 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward YangWriter
- Edward YangDirector
- Kai-Li PengOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wu Nien-jenNJ
- Issey OgataMr. Ota
- Elaine Jin Yan-LingMin-Min
- Kelly LeeTing-Ting
- Jonathan ChangYang-Yang
- Chen Hsi-shengA-Di
- Ko Su-yunSherry Chang-Breitner
- Michael TaoDada
- Suzanne Shu-shen HsiaoXiao-Yan
- Adriene LinLili
- Chang Yu-pangFatty
- Tang Ru-YunGrandma
Stills
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Themes
daughterlove trianglebusinessmanphotographybullyingmiddle classtaiwanweddingfamilytaipei
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