Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a list by Kometa

85

/43852/

84

/19932/

4.5

/4795835/

99

/485/

90

/2503/

97

/56/

4.0

age 16+

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

91

8.6

/950479/

86

/30099/

85

/17811/

4.5

/3244089/

96

/225/

96

/23081/

96

/41/

MAL

8.7

/1391593/

4.0

age 9+

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

86

7.9

/97948/

79

/4005/

77

/1730/

4.3

/710849/

96

/186/

93

/34/

80

/38/

4.0

age 12+

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

86

7.9

/292376/

77

/7454/

74

/3456/

4.1

/247416/

98

/169/

86

/13676/

94

/32/

4.0

age 12+

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

85

7.9

/20731/

82

/1159/

81

/342/

4.3

/222824/

98

/51/

94

/112/

74

/10/

3.5

M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother, in the hope of pocketing an inheritance.

85

77

7.6

/16354/

78

/772/

81

/522/

4.2

/112502/

97

/30/

97

/14/

83

/5/

A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.

85

7.5

/75144/

76

/3579/

74

/1500/

4.1

/319477/

97

/350/

87

/477/

89

/47/

4.0

age 11+

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.

84

7.5

/75244/

75

/2757/

74

/1427/

4.2

/360182/

97

/216/

78

/269/

91

/42/

4.0

age 15+

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

84

8.1

/33939/

81

/2097/

82

/1708/

3.9

/175833/

93

/14/

92

/58/

MAL

8.5

/651084/

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

83

75

7.8

/6873/

76

/126/

75

/146/

4.2

/15061/

100

/13/

90

/77/

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

83

7.4

/123521/

74

/4585/

73

/1776/

4.1

/498230/

98

/325/

92

/96/

89

/49/

3.5

age 13+

A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

83

7.6

/41550/

74

/1951/

73

/1203/

3.9

/157147/

100

/63/

82

/66/

90

/19/

MAL

7.4

/83893/

4.0

age 11+

In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

83

7.7

/79296/

76

/2254/

77

/1631/

4.2

/178140/

96

/121/

89

/974/

79

/31/

3.5

age 15+

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

83

8.0

/246282/

76

/3573/

75

/2442/

3.7

/76173/

89

/112/

92

/2459/

79

/16/

4.0

age 12+

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

82

7.7

/618335/

79

/31100/

77

/7555/

4.3

/3587536/

93

/407/

79

/5716/

81

/55/

3.5

age 15+

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

82

7.6

/433197/

79

/54893/

75

/13462/

3.7

/1540669/

95

/288/

89

/3229/

81

/44/

3.5

age 6+

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

82

7.4

/21751/

72

/937/

72

/527/

4.0

/44083/

97

/189/

82

/182/

85

/43/

4.0

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

82

72

7.4

/6141/

75

/300/

75

/154/

4.1

/46733/

100

/6/

91

/16/

age 16+

Ten years ago, on a train home during the busy Spring Festival travel period, fate brings Xiaoxiao and Jianqing together. Like many young couples, they meet, fall in love, and strive to make it work, but eventually, the harsh realities of life make them drift apart. Ten years later, they run into each other again. Will they make the most of this second chance and rekindle what they once lost?

82

7.7

/19489/

76

/349/

70

/155/

4.0

/23537/

86

/85/

89

/1116/

84

/20/

4.0

age 16+

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

81

IMDb 81

7.5

/110620/

79

/9554/

81

/2183/

3.6

/1485126/

93

/98/

99

/201/

77

/9/

3.0

age 10+

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

81

33

8.2

/900/

83

/55/

82

/36/

3.9

/509/

Wang Shuangli is Deputy Director of the local Cultural Centre, and hopes to be appointed Director. However Old Ma is brought in from the country and installed as Director. This starts a long train of events with Wang's cronies using the bureaucracy to try to oust the new director.

81

7.3

/214900/

72

/7423/

72

/3217/

3.8

/507755/

93

/440/

82

/313/

87

/57/

4.0

age 15+

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

81

7.2

/23510/

74

/1183/

70

/443/

4.0

/134688/

96

/134/

80

/167/

89

/27/

3.5

age 13+

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.

81

7.7

/341589/

79

/18293/

79

/10218/

4.2

/1108004/

91

/141/

85

/15694/

72

/24/

3.5

age 5+

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

81

8.0

/264288/

81

/14332/

80

/6825/

3.9

/352145/

84

/268/

91

/1552/

69

/45/

3.5

age 13+

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

80

38

7.7

/1463/

76

/200/

71

/10/

3.9

/2845/

98

/4/

Sheng Wang delivers a laid-back set on juicing, mammograms, how snoring is an evolutionary mistake and the existential angst of buying pants from Costco.

80

7.6

/9011/

73

/663/

69

/103/

98

/39/

88

72

/12/

age 11+

New Zealand's capital is a hotbed of supernatural activity... so Officers Minogue and O'Leary, who featured in the vampire documentary What We Do In The Shadows, take to the streets to investigate all manner of paranormal phenomena.

80

65

7.4

/3758/

73

/100/

72

/119/

3.9

/11313/

100

/8/

87

/21/

A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.

80

8.0

/10673/

76

/1088/

72

/139/

95

/48/

78

age 7+

Five unlikely teenage heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and defend the universe from evil.

80

7.5

/7740/

75

/405/

72

/161/

3.8

/16137/

98

/102/

86

/53/

85

/25/

3.0

age 17+

Through interviews with both victims and instigators, Nanfu Wang, a first-time mother, breaks open decades of silence on a vast, unprecedented social experiment that shaped — and destroyed — countless lives in China.

80

7.4

/28034/

74

/783/

74

/582/

3.9

/42092/

94

/16/

89

/805/

78

/7/

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

79

65

7.2

/5222/

67

/215/

71

/194/

3.9

/35764/

98

/45/

92

/8/

78

/9/

On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls embark on a journey together.

79

7.6

/2947/

74

/164/

72

/195/

3.8

/5366/

96

/28/

89

/4/

79

/11/

3.0

Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth's cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive.

79

?

7.7

/118/

81

/6/

80

/4/

A sweeping chronicle of the entire exclusion era - the latter part of the 1800s, when anti-Chinese agitation led to federal laws targeting Chinese abroad and those already in the country. Go far beyond the legislation with the survival and growth of Chinese American communities in the face of prejudice and outright violence, the “paper” sons and daughters who emigrated despite the seemingly impassable barriers, and the legal challenges that produced some of the most momentous decisions in Supreme Court history.

79

7.3

/66483/

73

/2907/

73

/1409/

4.0

/369460/

94

/246/

84

/125/

85

/44/

3.0

age 15+

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

79

7.5

/8167/

77

/340/

74

/211/

3.7

/16405/

98

/62/

87

/42/

76

/13/

3.0

A teacher, in search of inspiration, travels to the most remote school in the world, where he ends up realizing how important his job is and appreciating the value of yak dung.

79

7.0

/11480/

70

/543/

69

/349/

3.8

/29796/

99

/159/

70

/48/

85

/36/

4.0

Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.

79

62

7.5

/2244/

76

/63/

76

/71/

3.9

/1500/

87

/23/

83

/110/

Young student Bai Xuemei is cheated and sold as a wife by human traffickers to a remote village. Raped and beaten, she leads the life of a sex slave and child-bearer with no hope of escape because of the villagers apathy and selfishness.

79

7.7

/12381/

75

/199/

74

/173/

4.0

/12534/

90

/51/

89

/587/

66

/17/

3.5

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

79

7.7

/135622/

76

/2615/

74

/1795/

3.9

/193491/

97

/67/

90

/6620/

84

/21/

2.5

age 11+

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, find that their chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

79

8.0

/241846/

81

/8171/

77

/3990/

4.0

/116572/

86

/29/

93

/2842/

59

/9/

age 13+

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

79

7.4

/240621/

77

/14723/

76

/6920/

4.1

/971634/

86

/154/

78

/9342/

75

/31/

3.5

age 6+

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

78

7.5

/1502/

74

/99/

74

/35/

3.6

/2151/

95

/21/

87

/4/

3.0

age 13+

Follows the story of three American teenage girls—each adopted from China—who discover they are blood-related cousins on 23andMe. Their online meeting inspires the young women to confront the burning questions they have about their lost history.

78

72

7.0

/3744/

71

/218/

78

/201/

92

/13/

81

age 10+

Lahela 'Doogie' Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggles a budding medical career and life as a teenager. With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.

78

8.5

/25272/

76

/2220/

74

/265/

83

/75/

73

age 14+

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.

78

65

7.7

/9439/

77

/210/

71

/107/

3.7

/10060/

83

/23/

86

/17/

A prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a fashion designer.

78

58

7.3

/3473/

73

/155/

71

/80/

3.8

/6901/

100

/9/