The Joy Luck Club 1993
“Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 139 minutes
- Director
- Wayne Wang
- Network
- Hollywood Pictures
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
What is The Joy Luck Club?
The Joy Luck Club is a 1993 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass, based on Tan's 1989 novel of the same name. The film stars Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, and Ming-Na Wen, with Ming-Na Wen playing the role of June.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1993
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 139 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 8, 1993
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America, China
- Studios
- Hollywood Pictures
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Revenue
- $32,861,136
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10 from 171 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~139 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Hollywood Pictures
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The Joy Luck Club is a 1993 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass, based on Tan's 1989 novel of the same name. The film stars Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, and Ming-Na Wen, with Ming-Na Wen playing the role of June. Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts. The film addresses themes involving mothers and daughters, capturing stories where every mother longs for the love of her daughter and to break through the barriers that often stand in the way of understanding each other, while every daughter dreams of earning the affection and approval of her mother and to feel that there is something of value to be shared between them.
Should you watch it?
“Four American-born Chinese women and their feudal China-born mothers explore their pasts through flashbacks.”
- It is a drama film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass, based on Tan's 1989 novel.
- The film features an ensemble cast including Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, and Ming-Na Wen.
- It explores the complex relationships and stories between four mothers and their daughters.
- It has a runtime of two hours and nineteen minutes, which may be long for viewers seeking a short runtime.
Watch it if you want to explore a dramatic story about the complex relationships between mothers and daughters.
The film is a drama with a runtime of two hours and nineteen minutes, rated R.
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Is The Joy Luck Club worth watching?
It is a drama based on Amy Tan's 1989 novel, directed by Wayne Wang and written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass.
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The film has a runtime of two hours and nineteen minutes.
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The Joy Luck Club is a feature-length film with a runtime of two hours and nineteen minutes rather than an episodic television series.
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