X
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Kit (Henry Golding) returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam-American war. There he meets Lee, his estranged second cousin, Linh, a young Vietnamese student, and arranges an online date that turns into something more with Lewis (Parker Sawye...

Written By: Hong Khaou

  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 25 m

Monsoon

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary Kit (Henry Golding) returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam-American war. There he meets Lee, his estranged second cousin, Linh, a young Vietnamese student, and arranges an online date that turns into something more with Lewis (Parker Sawye...

Written By: Hong Khaou

Where to Watch

Top Cast

View All
View All Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
69
86% Positive
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
69
86% Positive
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews
83
Nov 14, 2020
The specificity with which Khaou portrays this beautiful place, evolving beyond its traumatic history but never forgetting it entirely, is what makes Monsoon so piercing.
FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 11, 2020
As he did in Lilting, Khaou in Monsoon finely sketches the complex inner lives and identities of a small group of characters and plugs them into a narrative that unfolds gradually but precisely, so audiences have the time to consider the work's larger thematic concerns.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 11, 2020
Beautifully shot and subtly delivered, Monsoon offers a poignant picture of the emigrant experience as well as Vietnam’s post-war hangover, while cementing Henry Golding’s position as a leading man to watch.
FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 13, 2020
Laden with bittersweet sentiment, the film packs a muted but lasting emotional wallop.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 11, 2020
The journey is definitely worth making, as both people and places lead Kit slowly towards some sort of rapprochement with his identity.
By Demetrios Matheou FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 12, 2020
A delicate, observant, and rather too quiescent drama of coming home to a strange land, Monsoon is an interesting change of pace for star Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and another musing on diaspora by the Cambodia-born British filmmaker Hong Khaou.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 11, 2020
Monsoon, an offbeat story about a man’s cultural dislocation in Vietnam, is more of a slow drip than a torrential downpour. It’s a lovely film that suddenly and magically can wash over you, then lose you in its opacities.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
40% Positive
2 Ratings
60% Mixed
3 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
40% Positive
2 Ratings
60% Mixed
3 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Details

 View All
Production Company BloomerApp Media Production, BBC Film, BFI Film Fund, Moonspun Films, Sharp House
Release Date Nov 13, 2020
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pyhg
View All Details

Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Athens International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

Related Movies

The Conformist

100
Universal Acclaim

Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

Boyhood

100
Universal Acclaim

The Godfather

100
Universal Acclaim

Citizen Kane

100
Universal Acclaim

Casablanca

100
Universal Acclaim

Three Colors: Red

100
Universal Acclaim

The Leopard (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

Tokyo Story

100
Universal Acclaim

Dekalog (1988)

100
Universal Acclaim

Notorious

100
Universal Acclaim

Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

Touch of Evil

99
Universal Acclaim

Army of Shadows

99
Universal Acclaim

City Lights

99
Universal Acclaim

Moonlight

99
Universal Acclaim

Intolerance

99
Universal Acclaim

The Rules of the Game

99
Universal Acclaim

Seven Samurai

98
Universal Acclaim

The Wild Bunch

98
Universal Acclaim

Au hasard Balthazar

98
Universal Acclaim

Pépé le Moko (re-release)

98
Universal Acclaim

Related News

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

Jason Dietz

Find a list of new movie and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray (updated weekly) as well as a calendar of upcoming releases on home video.

  • movie
2024 Movie Release Calendar

2024 Movie Release Calendar

Jason Dietz

Find release dates for every movie coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming throughout 2024 and beyond, updated weekly.

  • movie
May 2024 Movie Preview

May 2024 Movie Preview

Keith Kimbell

Get a look at the most notable movies debuting in May, including a Mad Max prequel, a Planet of the Apes sequel, and a promising Ryan Gosling-led action-comedy.

  • movie
Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

With the arrival of Zack Snyder's latest Rebel Moon chapter on Netflix, we rank every one of the director's films—from bad to, well, less bad—by Metascore.

  • movie
Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

We rank every one of the British director's movies by Metascore, from his debut Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels to his brand new film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

  • movie