Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
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Movie1993·139 min
The Joy Luck Club
Directed by Wayne Wang
A drama film directed by Wayne Wang.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 32%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
169 ratings
About The Joy Luck Club
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Gritty
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, trauma recovery, late 20th century, san francisco, parent child, ensemble, nonlinear flashback, frame story