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The Wedding Banquet
A little deception at the reception.
A little deception at the reception.
Comedy, Drama, Romance - 1993
7.6
97%
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A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
109 min
Release date:
4 Aug 1993
Country:
TW, US
Languages:
Chinese, English
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$6,933,459
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 11 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Ang's elegantly orchestrated farce is generous with hilarious moments.
– Joe Brown,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It is the unusual film comedy in which the humor springs as much from character as from situation.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Never patronising his characters, Ang Lee combines comedy, both subtle and raucous, with acute social asides.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Most of this is smoothly done and scripted with plenty of incident.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
23 Feb 2012
fresh:
A very adroit and entertaining social comedy.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
4 Apr 2012
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