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The Joy Luck Club
1993
· Movie
· 139 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
74–89
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the most agreed on films →Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Details
- Director
- Wayne Wang
- Writers
- Amy Tan, Ronald Bass
- Studio
- Hollywood Pictures
- Released
- 8 September 1993
- Country
- United States, China
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box office
- $32.9M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →3 wins from 9 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 1993 | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1993 | Best Screenplay | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America 1993 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Risa Bramon Garcia, Heidi Levitt | Winner |
| Gold House 1993 | Gold Generation Award | The cast & executive producer | Winner |
| National Board of Review Awards 1993 | Top Ten Film | Winner | |
| USC Scripter Awards 1993 | Best Film Adaptation of a Book | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1993 | Best Actress Under Ten | Melanie Chang | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1993 | Best Actress Under Ten | Mai Vu | Nominee |
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BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Risa Bramon Garcia, Heidi Levitt | Winner |
Gold House
1 nomination, 1 won
| Gold Generation Award | The cast & executive producer | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Film | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress Under Ten | Melanie Chang | Nominee |
| Best Actress Under Ten | Mai Vu | Nominee |
| Best Youth Actress | Irene Ng | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Adaptation of a Book | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass | Nominee |