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Tigertail

Play trailer 1:47 Poster for Tigertail PG 2020 1h 31m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 05/18/2020
3/5
Yang is a talented filmmaker whose writing has always evidenced a deep, sophisticated understanding of the sometimes-contradictory nature of human emotions Go to Full Review
Danny Leigh Financial Times 04/24/2020
3/5
More potent is the sense of choices made young becoming faultlines through a life, creaking under us across decades and continents. Go to Full Review
Karen Han Polygon 04/13/2020
Tigertail's greatest asset... is Tzi Ma. Go to Full Review
M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut 08/28/2022
4.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Josh Parham Next Best Picture 06/05/2022
7/10
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. Go to Full Review
Rhian Daly NME (New Musical Express) 06/22/2021
4/5
Alan Yang's Netflix debut is a moving record of the immigrant experience. Go to Full Review
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Andrei D 11/29/2023 Too slow and scattered See more derek l 11/01/2022 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. See more 01/27/2022 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. See more tom m 11/10/2021 It was a well done production, but the story is very sad. The pace of the film seemed slow in many places. See more tony h 08/15/2021 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. See more 05/19/2021 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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