With the recent success of Hollywood blockbusters and critically acclaimed films like boobies rich asian, ParasiteAnd minariand winner of the 2021 Academy Awards for Best Picture nomadland directed by Chloe Zhao, this is a great opportunity to spotlight other Asian-American TV shows and movies with Asian actors and directors that you may have missed over the years.
Here are 10 Asian-American shows and movies on our must-watch list:
Ready to dive into the realm of Asian-American television and film? Read about these Asian-American movies and shows and find out how to watch below.
What are the best Asian-American movies?
The 2019 American comedy-drama stars actress Awkwafina as a Chinese-American living in New York who reconnects with her family roots in China when her grandmother is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It’s a heartwarming insight into what it means to come home and has the universal themes of family dynamics that can be both emotionally poignant but also worth a few laughs.
Based on the 1989 novel by Amy Tan, Joy of Luck Club is a 1993 drama film directed by Wayne Wang with a mostly all-Asian cast and deftly explores the story of four Chinese-American women and their complicated relationships with their immigrant mothers. The story spans decades and explores the difficulties of assimilating into a new country and its effects on mother-daughter relationships.
If you liked Bong Joon-Ho Parasite, you’re in luck because the Korean director has a long list of movies to catch up on. Start with “The Host”, a 2006 horror classic based in South Korea, and end your evening with snowdropswhich stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, and Octavia Spencer aboard a world-traveling train carrying the last humans on Earth to a post-apocalyptic world.
9-Man
by director Ursula Liang 9-Man is one of the best sports and cultural documentaries of the last decade. Through in-depth interviews with subjects in Chinatowns across North America, the documentary examines the history of a brand of 9-a-side volleyball that has been passed down from generation to generation and remains a way for the community to bond and come together for some of the most competitive matches you’ll see on volleyball courts.
The search for General Tso
The 2014 documentary film directed by Ian Cheney explores an often forgotten part of American history: the story of Chinese immigration to the United States. Cheney approaches this subject through the lens of one of the most popular Chinese-American dishes: General Tso’s Chicken. It’s a half-mystery, half-food documentary, and a lesson in how an innocent plate of food can explain several generations of American history through the lens of Chinese Americans.
better luck tomorrow
Before becoming the essential director of The Fast and the Furious SagaJustin Lin directed the 2002 Asian-American crime drama better luck tomorrow, a cult classic that follows a group of Asian American teenagers who break free from their boring everyday life and find themselves at the center of a tangled criminal conspiracy that threatens to shatter their world. With John Cho and Sung Kang, better luck tomorrow is considered one of the best Asian-American films ever made.
Hellish Affairs
If you liked Martin Scorsese’s 2006 crime thriller The dead with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson, do yourself a favor and find out Hellish Affairsthe 2002 Hong Kong action film that inspired the classic North American interpretation of Scorsese starring legendary Chinese actors Andy Lau and Tony Leung.
What are the best Asian-American TV shows?
Lost
The ABC drama starring a group of passengers who crash-land and survive on a mysterious island has become a worldwide phenomenon for its sci-fi mysteries and interpersonal relationships. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the relationship between Korean actors Daniel Dae-Kim and Yunjin Kim, who play husband and wife with a complicated past before crashing on the island, became the heart of the show. They deliver two outstanding performances in a show full of them.
Kill Eve
Kill Eve is one of the best Asian-American shows on TV thanks to Sandra Oh’s starring performance as title character Eve Polastri, who becomes obsessed with tracking down an international assassin played by Jodie Comer. The cat and mouse between the two makes the spy thriller a must-watch and the chemistry between Oh and Comer is undeniably electric, earning them both Best Actress awards in all three seasons of the show. show so far. Catch up before the fourth and final season airs in 2022.
Over four seasons,Mister Robot evolved from a typical hacking show into something more, exploring how we deal with anxiety and depression in the modern world thanks to a standout performance from Rami Malek as genius hacker Elliot Alderson. But we’re here to spotlight veteran actor BD Wong as Whiterose, a trans woman and the show’s main villain. It’s a nuanced performance in a show full of them, and Wong’s performance makes Whiterose one of the show’s most compelling characters.
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