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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
2024
· Movie
· 125 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #67
- IMDb #500
- Google retired #30
- Metacritic #785
- Letterboxd #69
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #131
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- Metacritic Critics #1142
- Metacritic Audience #453
- Douban #127
- AlloCiné #492
- Trakt #44
Every rating
74–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young man, desperate for a quick fortune, learns that a distant, wealthy grandmother is ill. He decides to personally care for her, hoping to secure a place in her will and inherit her millions. As he dedicates himself to the role of the perfect grandson, he finds himself unexpectedly forming a real, emotional connection with her, complicating his original selfish motives and forcing him to question what he truly values.
Details
- Director
- Pat Boonnitipat
- Writers
- Pat Boonnitipat, Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn
- Studio
- GDH 559, Jor Kwang Films
- Released
- 4 April 2024
- Country
- Thailand
- Language
- Thai, Teochew
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $73.8M
- Awards
- 28 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 52 →28 wins from 52 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Asian Film Awards 2025 | Best Newcomer | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Nominee |
| Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2025 | Feature Film of the Year | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
| Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 2025 | Grand Jury Prize | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
| Gold List 2025 | Best Picture | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Nominee |
| Gold List 2025 | Best Lead Performance | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Nominee |
| Golden Rooster Awards 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Nominee |
| Kom Chad Luek Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Pongsatorn Jongwilas | Nominee |
| Kom Chad Luek Awards 2025 | Best Actress | Usha Seamkhum | Nominee |
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Suphannahong National Film Awards
16 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actor | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Winner |
| Best Actress | Usha Seamkhum | Winner |
| Best Cultural Promotion Film | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
| Best Director | Pat Boonnitipat | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Thammarat Sumethsupachok | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Jaithep Raroengjai | Winner |
| Best Picture | Jira Maligool and Vanridee Pongsittisak | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn and Pat Boonnitipat | Winner |
| Best Sound | Kantana Sound Studio | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Patchara Lertkai | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Boonyanuch Kraithong | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Chayanuch Savekvattana | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Ever-Forever" by Kachorndej Promraksa | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sanya Kunakorn | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pongsatorn Jongwilas | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarinrat Thomas | Nominee |
Thai Film Director Awards
10 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Winner |
| Best Actress | Usha Seamkhum | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Boonyanuch Kraithong | Winner |
| Best Director | Pat Boonnitipat | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Thammarat Sumethsupachok | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Jaithep Raroengjai | Winner |
| Best Picture | Jira Maligool and Vanridee Pongsittisak | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn and Pat Boonnitipat | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sanya Kunakorn | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tontawan Tantivejakul | Nominee |
Asia Pacific International Film Festival
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Leading Actor | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn and Pat Boonnitipat | Winner |
| Best Picture | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Patchara Lertkai | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pat Boonnitipat | Nominee |
| Best Leading Actress | Usha Seamkhum | Nominee |
| Best Makeup & Costume Design | Jirateep Kluewan and Chayanuch Savekvattana | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score | Jaithep Raroengjai | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tontawan Tantivejakul | Nominee |
Kom Chad Luek Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn and Pat Boonnitipat | Winner |
| Best Actor | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Usha Seamkhum | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pat Boonnitipat | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pongsatorn Jongwilas | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarinrat Thomas | Nominee |
Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Feature Film of the Year | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
KinoBravo International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Usha Seamkhum | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Boonyanuch Kraithong | Winner |
New York Asian Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
Zagreb Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| PLUS Award for Best Film by the Young Jury | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Winner |
Gold List
2 nominations
| Best Lead Performance | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Nominee |
| Best Picture | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Newcomer | Putthipong Assaratanakul | Nominee |
Golden Rooster Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | Nominee |