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  • 2020
  • Good Deed Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2020
  • Good Deed Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
Lucky Grandma

Summary In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma (Tsai Chin) is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the worry of her family. When a local fortune teller (Wai Ching Ho) predicts a most auspicious day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino and goes all in, only t...

Written By: Sasie Sealy, Banban Cheng

  • 2020
  • Good Deed Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2020
  • Good Deed Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m

Lucky Grandma

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
71
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.4
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Summary In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma (Tsai Chin) is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the worry of her family. When a local fortune teller (Wai Ching Ho) predicts a most auspicious day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino and goes all in, only t...

Written By: Sasie Sealy, Banban Cheng

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
71
86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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85
May 21, 2020
Though the flavors of past genres are present in Lucky Grandma, all those ingredients add up to a truly unique, unforgettable dish that brings a familiar formula to a whole new level.
By Hoai-Tran Bui FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 5, 2020
The result is a film that’s people-pleasing in inverse proportion to its grouchy heroine.
By Ellen E Jones FULL REVIEW
80
May 21, 2020
The director and her cinematographer Eduardo Enrique Mayén never stray far from their leading lady’s face, and the Tianjin-born Chin delivers a performance of impressive minimalism, one that feels true rather than ingratiating.
By Harry Windsor FULL REVIEW
75
May 22, 2020
What makes this film special, first and foremost, is the performance by Chin, who has lost none of the acerbic edge she sported as Waverly’s mother in “The Joy Luck Club.”
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
75
May 19, 2020
An unusual, agreeable heist picture with just enough feeling behind the style to make it stick, Lucky Grandma rests almost wholly on the withering glances of Tsai Chin.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
63
May 21, 2020
She (Tsai Chin) and she alone makes the movie worth your time. Written by Angela Cheng and Sasie Sealy and directed by Sealy, Lucky Grandma is a low-budget labor of love that’s very funny until you realize it has no idea where it’s going.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 24, 2020
Although the entire film runs just 87 minutes, as Lucky Grandma unspools, Wong’s predicament starts to feel increasingly outlandish, making it difficult for Sealy to sustain the offbeat humor and strong momentum of the opening stretch.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.4
71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Parris Pictures, Treehead Films
Release Date May 22, 2020
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Awards

Philadelphia Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Napa Valley Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Boston Asian American Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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