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Dìdi (弟弟)

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2024 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved mid90s or The Edge of Seventeen, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.2 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Feature, Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Screenplay. Also nominated for 1 Critics' Choice Award and 2 more Independent Spirit Awards. Plus 8 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $5 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 131K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sean Wang

  • Izaac WangChris Wang
  • Joan ChenChungsing Wang
  • Shirley ChenVivian Wang
  • Chang Li HuaNǎi Nai
  • Mahaela ParkMadi
  • Raul DialFahad
  • Aaron ChangSoup
  • Chiron Cillia DenkDonovan
  • Sunil Mukherjee MaurilloCory
  • Montay BosemanNugget