Lucky Grandma
2019 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.4 · 83% critics
In New York City’s Chinatown, a stubborn, chain-smoking grandmother takes a big gamble at a casino and suddenly finds her luck turning. Her risky streak pulls her into escalating trouble, placing her uncomfortably close to a brewing gang conflict.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2020-10-22
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (37 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darkly funny, street-level crime story about a tough older underdog whose big gamble spirals into danger, in the vein of Hustlers; Not for you if you avoid violence or rough humor.
Pros: sharp dark humor; fast-moving trouble; Chinatown setting | Cons: grim moments; criminal violence; abrasive lead
Cast & crew
Tsai Chin
as Grandma
Hisao-Yuan Ha
as Big Pong
Michael Tow
as Little Handsome
Emma Hong
as Luna
Yan Xi
as Sister Fong
Lyman Chen
as Sister Fong's Driver
Clem Cheung
as Benny Ng
Mason Yam
as Little David
Wai Ching Ho
as Lei Lei the Fortune Teller
Woody Fu
as Pock-Mark
Directed by Sasie Sealy