Tigertail

PG

2020

1h 31m

Drama

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Years of monotonous work and a loveless marriage turns a once vibrant man into a shell of his former self.

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Critics Consensus

Uneven yet revealing, Tigertail offers a well-acted -- and ultimately valuable -- look at the immigrant experience in America.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Yang is a talented filmmaker whose writing has always evidenced a deep, sophisticated understanding of the sometimes-contradictory nature of human emotions

Rated: 3/5

May 18, 2020

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

More potent is the sense of choices made young becoming faultlines through a life, creaking under us across decades and continents.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 24, 2020

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Karen Han

Polygon

Tigertail's greatest asset... is Tzi Ma.

Apr 13, 2020

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Tigertail is a story no different from thousands, but that is far too often forgotten — a sorrowful East Asian-American tale filled with unfeigned regret.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 28, 2022

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

The depiction of quiet suffering in the name of supporting one’s family is a fascinating portrait, particularly in how it can lead to such animosity.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 5, 2022

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Rhian Daly

NME (New Musical Express)

Alan Yang's Netflix debut is a moving record of the immigrant experience.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 22, 2021

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Andrei D

Too slow and scattered

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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derek l

Directed by Alan Yang, even though Tigertail does have some uneven sequences, it still delivers with its heartfelt story and brilliant performances from Tzi Ma and Christine Ko.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I suppose this is one of those films where one says that the sublime construction of memories makes it a memorable and emotionally charged work about love, the past and second chances. However, I think that for trying to be a good movie it ends up being forgettable and goes down easy routes to try to move the viewer. If the necessary attention is not paid to it, it could turn out to be a soporific backwater that achieves little of all its promises.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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tom m

It was a well done production, but the story is very sad. The pace of the film seemed slow in many places.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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tony h

It seemed to jump around a little more than it might have done, but then again, maybe it had to do that in order to tell the story even-handedly; -Noöne is innocent. It's a tragic tale with lessons for us all.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A very beautiful and sad film. A very good reminder to follow your dreams and your heart rather than do what is logical, or what is expected of you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

Years of monotonous work and a loveless marriage turns a once vibrant man into a shell of his former self.

Director: Alan Yang
Production Co: MACRO
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Brief Sensuality|Smoking|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2020
Runtime: 1h 31m

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