Sight
Seen it?2023 | 103 min | Drama, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (42 on Metacritic), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Seabiscuit or Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Ming Wang is an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgeon in America. When tasked with restoring the sight of an orphan in India, who was blinded by her stepmother, Wang must confront the trauma of living through the violent uprising in his youth, the Cultural Revolution.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10 from opening-week audiences
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Hyatt
- Terry ChenMing Wang
- Greg KinnearMisha Bartnovsky
- Fionnula FlanaganSister Marie
- Wai Ching HoAlian
- Raymond MaZhensheng
- Ben WangYoung Ming
- Jayden Tianyi ZhangYoung Ming
- Donald HengYoung Zhensheng
- Jennifer Juniper AngeliLynn Hendrich
- Natalie SkyeJune Bartnovsky