Before Crazy Rich Asians: 10 films that helped pave the way for movie’s success

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08/20/18

1. The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Based on Amy Tan’s bestseller, a group of first-generation Chinese-American women learn about their mothers’ struggles emigrating to America.

2. The Big Sick (2017)

A comedian from a traditional Pakistani family falls in love with a white woman. When she becomes sick, he rushes to be by her side while their parents question the relationship.

3. Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

A smart high school with a bright future student falls in with the wrong crowd.

4. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

A call center employee hopes to win big on the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and help free his true love from a life of bondage.

5. Life of Pi (2012)

After his family’s ship of zoo animals sinks, a teenager must share a lifeboat at sea in the middle of nowhere with a lion.

6.

The Debut (2000)

A Filipino-American teenager (Dante Basco) reluctantly attends his sister’s coming-out party.

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