Is The Wedding Banquet violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Wedding Banquet end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wedding Banquet easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wedding Banquet sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wedding Banquet scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Wedding Banquet

Name: The Wedding Banquet
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1993
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gua Ah-leh, Lung Sihung, May Chin, Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein

A little deception at the reception.

Directed by Ang Lee

Produced by Ang Lee Productions, Good Machine

1993108 min7.2 / 10

A warm, comedic exploration of identity, family, and love that uses the chaos of a marriage of convenience to navigate the tensions between personal authenticity and familial obligation.

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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Is The Wedding Banquet violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does The Wedding Banquet end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Wedding Banquet easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Wedding Banquet sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Wedding Banquet scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.