The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Directed by Wayne Wang · 139 min · Drama
42.1 TOPICAL score · #2,506 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
The Joy Luck Club (1993, directed by Wayne Wang) has a TOPICAL score of 42.1 - ranked 2,506 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (171 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (171 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read35,193 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen