The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

April 18, 2025
A modern-day re-imagining of Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet (1993).

Details About the Film

Unable to marry his boyfriend Chris (Bowen Yang) to stay permanently in the United States, Min (Han Gi-chan) finds a creative solution: a green-card marriage to his lesbian friend Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) in exchange for financing her partner Lee’s (Lily Gladstone) expensive fertility treatments. Their hope to marry quietly is quickly upended when Min’s grandmother arrives to throw an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. From director Andrew Ahn (Fire Island) comes a hilarious tale of chosen family, queerness, and cultural identity.

Rating:
R
Director(s): Andrew Ahn
Starring: Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung
Year Released: 2025
Runtime: 103 minutes
Country: United States
Language(s): English, Mandarin, Korean
Accessibility Options: ListenTech (Hearing Impaired / Personal Amplified Audio Receiver w/optional T-Coil loop)CaptiView (Hearing Impaired / Personal Closed-Caption Device)Fidelio (Visually Impaired / Personal Descriptive Audio Device with optional T-Coil loop)

Film Reviews

"The Wedding Banquet had me belly laughing and full-body sobbing... In a time when half the country is trying to dictate what families can look like, The Wedding Banquet throws all of that out with its radical approach to love, connection, and joy."

–Mey Rude, Out Magazine

"The Wedding Banquet is a classic rom-com with modern touches that rarely ring false or feel heavy-handed. The entire ensemble is top-notch, allowing beloved actors like Gladstone and Yang to do something slightly different from their usual fare."

–Taylor Gates, Collider

"The combination of cast & storytelling makes for an emotionally gorgeous, hilarious, and touching film that you’ll want to rewatch over & over again."

–Mae Abdulbaki, Screen Rant

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