Chang Can Dunk

Movie

2023

1h 48m

English

Family, Comedy, Drama

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6.6

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Chang Can Dunk

Movie

2023

1h 48m

English

Family, Comedy, Drama

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Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.

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6.6

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Cast

Chang

Kristy

Chen

DeAndre

Matt

Old School Basketball Coach

Mr. Bennevido

Owen

Syd

Mr. Ryan

Melissa

Mr. O’Neil

Mrs. O’Neil

Todd

Timmy

Instigator

Lenny

Nurse Supervisor

Janitor

Pick-up Player

Principal Elliot

Self

Self

Directed By: Jingyi Shao

Written By: Jingyi Shao (Screenplay)

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JeanEats says...

2 years ago

This was a cute one

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FrogPrinzezz says...

2 years ago

This movie exceeded my expectations. The cast gave impressively honest and committed performances, and the direction was creative and interesting. The story and script are very simple, realistic, and relatable, but not completely predictable. There's some real emotion involved, too. And I also enjoyed the fun soundtrack. It is worth the watch (although I don't think I will ever rewatch). I recommend this film for fans of coming-of-age stories and/or basketball, and especially for young viewers of Asian descent. I will definitely keep an eye out for more from this director!

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r96sk says...

4 months ago

Far from perfect, though 'Chang Can Dunk' manages to leave a mark. Its plot is told in quite a heavy-handed manner, while the pacing and acting (cast are likeable, mind) isn't all that noteworthy. However, bits of the story do have a decent tinge of sadness attached to them, particularly with Chang and his mother, Chen. The film made me feel something, so props for that. I don't have much more to say about it. Not a great movie, but one that manages to make itself work - at least it did for me.

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wolfkin says...

one year ago

Thankfully it minimized the cringe section of the script. I stopped the movie after the bet was settled. I was worried when I restarted but it has a nice coda.

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r96sk

3 weeks ago

Far from perfect, though 'Chang Can Dunk' manages to leave a mark.

Its plot is told in quite a heavy-handed manner, while the pacing and acting (cast are likeable, mind) isn't all that noteworthy. However, bits of the story do have a decent tinge of sadness attached to them, particularly More

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