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The Farewell

Movie
2019
1h 40m
PG
English
Comedy, Drama
User Score: 
7.7
Critic Score: 
93
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A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
The Farewell Poster

The Farewell

PG
Movie
2019
1h 40m
English
Comedy, Drama
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.7
IMDB
The Farewell (2019) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
93

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Tzi Ma
Haiyan
Hong Lu
Little Nai Nai
Han Chen
Haohao
Jim Liu
Doctor Song
Li Xiang
Aunty Ling
Hongli Liu
Aunty Gao
Hong Lin
Doctor Wu
Gil PerezAbraham
Tony (uncredited)
Directed By: Lulu Wang
Written By: Lulu Wang

Featured Comments/Tips

nmahoney416 says...
5 years ago
A beautiful movie about family. Awkwafina is fantastic and I thought Zhao Shuzhen did a great job as well.
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mercuriorosso says...
5 years ago
"This smart film deftly mixes comedy and tragedy, and manages to be heartfelt without being cloying or sentimental."
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PorterUk says...
5 years ago
I'd heard rave reviews about this film and I was very glad to have watched it. However, it's not going to blow you away. It's a very nice film with good performances. But it isn't a 10/10 by any means. The concept is a wonderful one. Yet it seems to limp to an ending in the last act - and not the one you'd think. It's charming, well acted, has plenty of heart, seems an accurate depiction of Chinese beliefs - so it's well worth a watch. Best to taper expectations though. 7.5/10
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2016moonlight says...
5 years ago
To more movies like this, please! :seedling:
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Featured User Reviews

dalboz
8/10  5 years ago
When a Chinese family finds out that the family’s matriarch is dying of lung cancer, complications arise. In Chinese culture, there is a saying that when you get cancer, you die. This actually boils down to the belief that it’s not the cancer that leads to the person’s death, but rather the fe More
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Sheldon Nylander
5 years ago
When a Chinese family finds out that the family’s matriarch is dying of lung cancer, complications arise. In Chinese culture, there is a saying that when you get cancer, you die. This actually boils down to the belief that it’s not the cancer that leads to the person’s death, but rather the fe More
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Peter M
4 years ago
This movie is described as a comedy-drama and it is. But I didn’t have many laugh out loud moments. The humor is situational mainly: the writers work up to those moments that make you smile, either because you remember a similar moment in your life, or else because you can’t imagine a similar mo More
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msbreviews
5 years ago
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Lulu Wang shares an emotional part of her personal life by delivering a beautiful, heartfelt story about her grandmother. Even though The Farewell sticks the landing perfectly, not all of the second More
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