Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

1985

Comedy / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 90% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 53% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 755 755

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Plot summary

San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. Geraldine's boyfriend lives in Los Angeles and she's not sure she's ready for marriage, nor does she want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law, Uncle Tam, tries to help out.

Director

Wayne Wang Photo
Wayne Wang

Top cast

Joan Chen Photo
Joan Chen as Young m.j. player
Amy Hill Photo
Amy Hill as Amy Tam
Victor Wong Photo
Victor Wong as Uncle Tam
Cora Miao Photo
Cora Miao as Julia
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771 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
TV-PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.4 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
TV-PG
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

This movie is...fine? I guess? It's not bad

This movie is...fine? I guess? It's not bad. It's an early film by Wayne Wang, one of the few Hollywood directors to consistently take an interest in the lives of ordinary Chinese-American immigrants. (Actually, maybe he's the only one to really do that, and even then he doesn't do it all the time - he's also made indie films like Smoke and studio films like Maid in Manhattan and Last Holiday.) The movie seems like it's a fairly genuine depiction of Chinese-American immigrant life in San Francisco, but it's also not much more than that. The story focuses on Geraldine (Laureen Chew) a woman in her thirties who is still living with her very traditional mother (Kim Chew). Her mother keeps asking her when she's going to get married, but also seems to like having Geraldine around the house. There's also a cheerful older bartender (Victor Wong) who might want to marry the mother. That's sort of it. It's a movie of ordinary events and quiet observations. The cast seems like it consists entirely of nonprofessional actors - looking at the IMDB page, it seems like only one or two of them would ever make a career out of acting, and none of them had significant experience before this movie. It all feels very authentic, and probably is. But I don't feel especially moved or as if I've learned a whole lot from the movie. I'd only really recommend it if you're especially interested in depictions of immigrant life, or in the career of Wayne Wang. Otherwise, you can probably live without seeing it.
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Good comedy & follow-up to 'chan is missing

good comedy & follow-up to 'chan is missing"
Reviewed by Stephen C 10 / 10

Funny in 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Funny in 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 1985-2025 by Orion Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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