The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Directed by Ang Lee · 108 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
56.8 TOPICAL score · #1,473 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
The Wedding Banquet (1993, directed by Ang Lee) has a TOPICAL score of 56.8 - ranked 1,473 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the Golden Bear. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (305 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (305 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Golden Bear; Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read13,472 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Kuei Ya-lei, Sihung Lung, Kao Chin Su-mei, Winston Chao