The Joy Luck Club

1993 · 139 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 18,904 VOTES · DIR. Wayne Wang

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Overview

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,503 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:26 The old woman remembered a swan she had bought...
00:04:46 - But don't crush my hair. - Say cheese. - I won't.
00:09:44 She think this too much ask.
00:14:53 Yes! Can you imagine? They still alive!
00:19:16 - that when I became 1 5, I would go live in this woman's house... - She looks so skinny.
00:28:10 My son says he's planted enough seeds in you to fill a basket.
00:32:59 Get out!
00:37:52 I'm never gonna play chess again!
00:43:47 I figured she was going to have to accept Rich, like it or not.
00:48:05 You don't have ears like mine.
00:56:58 Thank you for coming.
01:05:03 - What's this writing? - Mom! It's nothing.
01:09:44 You have 30 seconds to come up with the right question.
01:15:27 Uh, do I have to use chopsticks? Because it could take a while.
01:22:31 If you take this child away...
01:26:45 publishers, authors, critics and their wives.
01:31:01 Whatever you want. Really, it'll be great.
01:36:25 This is the daughter you wanted permission to bring?
01:42:28 An Mei, I brought you here to give you a better life.
01:47:39 Honey?
01:52:53 - Who understands our style. - What does style have to do with it?
01:58:23 I've known all of you for so long--
02:07:10 She thought...
10:04:00 still not in the lead. Nancy--

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,503
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line10:04:00

Production Record

DirectorWayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue$32,861,136
IMDb votes18,904