8.4 Score

1993 • 2h 19min • R • Drama

The Joy Luck Club

"Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told."

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

IMDb 7.7

RT 86%

MC 84

Director

Wayne Wang

Writers

Amy Tan

Ronald Bass

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Ming-Na Wen

June Woo

Lauren Tom

Lena St. Clair

Tamlyn Tomita

Waverly Jong

Rosalind Chao

Rose Hsu Jordan

Kieu Chinh

Suyuan Wong

France Nuyen

Ying-Ying St. Clair

Tsai Chin

Lindo Jong

Lisa Lu

An-Mei Hsu

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Tsai Chin Lindo Jong

Lisa Lu An-Mei Hsu

Chao-Li Chi Canning Woo

Melanie Chang June - Age 9

Victor Wong Chi-Keung Old Chong

Irene Ng Lindo - Age 15

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