A Chinese family stages a joyful, elaborate lie to gather around their beloved matriarch one last time.
Melancholy and intimate, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 29, 2026.
Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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