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Movie ID: 776
RT slug: minari
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minari
Release year: 2020
Runtime: 115 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: 2021-02-12
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2021-02-26
Tomatometer final: 98%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Drama
Directors: Lee Isaac Chung
Writers: Lee Isaac Chung
Producers: Christina Oh, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-16 21:11:01
Updated: 2026-06-16 21:11:01
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Led by arresting performances from Steven Yeun and Yeri Han, Minari offers an intimate and heart-wrenching portrait of family and assimilation in 1980s America.
Canonical reviews: 325
Canonical fresh: 318
Canonical rotten: 7
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 98%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-16 20:39:48
Snapshot Tomatometer: 98%
Snapshot review count: 325
Snapshot fresh count: 318
Snapshot rotten count: 7
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| A24 | distributor |
| Plan B Entertainment | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Steven Yeun | Jacob |
| 2 | Han Ye-ri | Monica |
| 3 | Youn Yuh-jung | Soonja |
| 4 | Will Patton | Paul |
| 5 | Alan Kim | David |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175691 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2025-11-29T22:12:31Z | 2025-11-29 22:12:31 | Unfussy and unassuming. |
| 175692 | Christina Newland | iNews.co.uk | Fresh | 5/5 | 2024-09-23T20:51:47Z | 2024-09-23 20:51:47 | Lee Isaac Chung has made a film that will endure. |
| 175693 | Calum Cooper | In Their Own League | Fresh | 5/5 | 2024-07-14T22:07:36Z | 2024-07-14 22:07:36 | A touching, bittersweet insight into cultural dilemmas and the often harsh realities that come with juggling dreams and keeping your family afloat. |
| 175694 | Joonatan Itkonen | Region Free | Fresh | 5/5 | 2024-07-05T09:00:57Z | 2024-07-05 09:00:57 | During two hours, Chung re-creates the American dream, told through the eyes of those who were there to build it. In doing so, he’s created a modern classic. An emotional relative to Steinbeck, where we can experience the full scale of human emotion. |
| 175695 | Sarah Cortinaz | InSession Film | Fresh | — | 2024-04-23T00:28:02Z | 2024-04-23 00:28:02 | Minari is incredibly tender, and woefully honest. |
| 175696 | Ryan McQuade | InSession Film | Fresh | — | 2024-04-04T23:35:18Z | 2024-04-04 23:35:18 | Lee Isaac Chung's look at a Korean family immigrating to Arkansas is a tantalizing experience filled with so much togetherness, hardship, and true beauty. |
| 175697 | Amy Smith | InSession Film | Fresh | — | 2024-03-01T02:36:58Z | 2024-03-01 02:36:58 | Lee Isaac Chung lays his heart to this project as he shares some of his personal memories through this family, and the narrative is just so compelling. I challenge anyone not to fall in love with young David, played by Alan S. Kim. |
| 175698 | Zach Pope | Zach Pope Reviews | Fresh | — | 2023-07-26T22:15:24Z | 2023-07-26 22:15:24 | THE DEFINITION OF PERFECTION |
| 175699 | Jae-Ha Kim | Teen Vogue | Fresh | 4/4 | 2023-07-26T00:49:32Z | 2023-07-26 00:49:32 | "Minari" deconstructs the American dream. While it’s a specific story about one Korean American family, it also is a universal tale about everyone who has dreamed for a better future. |
| 175700 | Akos Peterbencze | Vulnerable Man (Medium) | Fresh | — | 2023-07-21T13:48:26Z | 2023-07-21 13:48:26 | It’s hard to recommend this movie because it’s uneventful, modest, and low-key. But, if you enjoy quiet moments and inspiring family portraits, Minari will reward you for your time. |
| 175701 | Jennifer Bisset | CNET | Fresh | — | 2023-03-31T00:34:19Z | 2023-03-31 00:34:19 | Steven Yeun in a sensitive and authentic portrait... |
| 175702 | Brian Susbielles | InSession Film | Fresh | — | 2023-03-02T00:58:12Z | 2023-03-02 00:58:12 | It is a charming, warm installment of the American dream, one with hardships and humor within the family. |
| 175703 | Carlos Ovalle | But Why Tho? | Fresh | 9/10 | 2023-01-21T17:22:26Z | 2023-01-21 17:22:26 | Minari simply works because of the way Lee Issac Chung masterfully writes these characters. |
| 175704 | Dallas King | Outtake Mag | Fresh | — | 2022-11-12T19:12:49Z | 2022-11-12 19:12:49 | A tender and sweeping story... Yeun delivers a beautifully understated performance as a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders. |
| 175705 | M.N. Miller | Ready Steady Cut | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-09-09T07:32:36Z | 2022-09-09 07:32:36 | The only thing harder than holding onto the American dream is the pursuit of it. That’s why Minari may be the most American film in years. |
| 175706 | Erick Estrada | Cinegarage | Fresh | — | 2022-09-07T18:07:52Z | 2022-09-07 18:07:52 | Even with the shadow of tragedy looming towards the end, the film manages to remember what it was looking for (gratitude), without avoiding the important question: How much is the American dream worth? [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175707 | Keith Garlington | Keith & the Movies | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-08-24T14:43:25Z | 2022-08-24 14:43:25 | With its emotionally textured story, captivating performances, and lived-in production design, “Minari” takes us on an immersive personal journey firmly anchored in the human experience. |
| 175708 | Victoria Luxford | City AM | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-03-02T14:37:35Z | 2022-03-02 14:37:35 | There's so much going on beneath the surface of Minari, but those paying attention will find a story of immigration that is fascinating, as well as a tribute to family that will feel universal. |
| 175709 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-02-17T03:31:01Z | 2022-02-17 03:31:01 | Minari is the kind of film that sends the viewer into their own childhood memories. |
| 175710 | Wilson Kwong | easternKicks.com | Fresh | — | 2022-02-12T15:59:18Z | 2022-02-12 15:59:18 | Minari is a film that uses cultural context and nuance to explore complex family dynamics and relationships, which at its core, equates to universal emotions that anyone can relate to. |
| 175711 | Nick Boyd | Battle Royale With Cheese | Fresh | — | 2021-12-28T13:30:16Z | 2021-12-28 13:30:16 | Exploring heavy subject matter, the picture shows us a microcosm of the American Dream in vivid detail and creates an indelible family portrait. |
| 175712 | Alex Behan | The Post NZ | Fresh | — | 2021-10-25T18:20:17Z | 2021-10-25 18:20:17 | Funny, sad, thoughtful, endearing, it's one of those movies that gets everything right. Yes, it's an astutely observed insight to the immigrant experience in 1980s USA, but it's also just a great movie about human beings being awesome. |
| 175713 | Victor Pineyro | Seventh Art Studio | Fresh | 8/10 | 2021-09-30T21:50:44Z | 2021-09-30 21:50:44 | Young Alan Kim's performance is essential, as it serves as a rear window to a marriage filled with uncertainty and dissatisfaction. A story about the challenges of immigrating and creating a family while still wanting success. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175714 | Matt Hudson | What I Watched Tonight | Fresh | 9/10 | 2021-09-23T14:30:50Z | 2021-09-23 14:30:50 | Everything in Minari combines to create a compelling family drama that is powerful, emotional, and intensely authentic. |
| 175715 | Audrey Fox | We Live Entertainment | Fresh | — | 2021-08-28T01:51:13Z | 2021-08-28 01:51:13 | The humanity with which it treats every single one of its characters is deeply moving and makes Minari one of the most emotionally resonant films of the year. |
| 175716 | Hosea Rupprecht | Catholic News Service | Fresh | — | 2021-08-12T17:10:32Z | 2021-08-12 17:10:32 | The picture's treatment of these subjects is sufficiently valuable that at least some mature adolescents might benefit from it, a few objectionable passages in the dialogue notwithstanding. |
| 175717 | Esther Zuckerman | Thrillist | Fresh | — | 2021-07-29T18:20:34Z | 2021-07-29 18:20:34 | Chung and his cinematographer Lachlan Milne photograph the landscape beautifully, and you see how both Jacob and David can be entranced by its vastness, even for all the trouble it causes. |
| 175718 | Robin Holabird | KUNR (Reno, NV) | Fresh | — | 2021-07-16T19:01:09Z | 2021-07-16 19:01:09 | As a film, Minari absolutely flourishes, emanating a sweet freshness that sets it apart as a distinct reminder that the world is full of many flavors. |
| 175719 | DarkSkyLady | Nerdist | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-07-02T16:11:25Z | 2021-07-02 16:11:25 | Minari is a moving, beautiful delight about struggle-struggle financially, struggle for identity, against preconceived notions, and for unity. |
| 175720 | Yasmin Omar | Harper's Bazaar | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-06-25T09:00:09Z | 2021-06-25 09:00:09 | Wistful and passionate, Minari is a gorgeously crafted film that synthesises the bittersweet pleasures of staying true to your past -- and making space for your future. |
| 175721 | Rhian Daly | NME (New Musical Express) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-06-17T23:33:37Z | 2021-06-17 23:33:37 | Lee Isaac Chung's quiet, restrained film examines the American immigrant experience. |
| 175722 | Alejandro G. Calvo | Sensacine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-06-14T05:30:15Z | 2021-06-14 05:30:15 | In the end, Minari tells us about the difficulty of being, both as a solitary entity, as a member of a family, defeating the group over unity. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 175723 | Jennifer Clark | Christianity Today | Fresh | — | 2021-06-11T19:40:29Z | 2021-06-11 19:40:29 | It's an invitation to sit with the writer/director, Lee Isaac Chung, as he shares his childhood memories of loss, identity, and the third culture created when two collide into one another. |
| 175724 | Mel Valentin | That Shelf | Fresh | — | 2021-06-08T17:20:21Z | 2021-06-08 17:20:21 | In exploring the rich, textured lives of the Yi family, Chung manages to find the universal in specificity and specificity in the universal, an accomplishment that looks much easier than it really is. |
| 175725 | Lawrence Garcia | In Review Online | Rotten | — | 2021-06-05T19:00:44Z | 2021-06-05 19:00:44 | In turning his camera to more personal material ... Chung seems to have flattened Minari into a rather precious series of vignettes -- varied in subject, but simplistic in tone. |
| 175726 | Liam Trump | Battle Royale With Cheese | Fresh | — | 2021-06-04T23:30:42Z | 2021-06-04 23:30:42 | Filmmaking-wise, Minari excels in nearly every aspect. |
| 175727 | Douglas Davidson | Elements of Madness | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-05-29T13:00:05Z | 2021-05-29 13:00:05 | It's a tale so universal that you will bask in their victories like they are your own and your heart will shatter at the losses. |
| 175728 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | B | 2021-05-28T18:10:14Z | 2021-05-28 18:10:14 | This movie is powered by a predictable, but solid story and some excellent performances, especially those of the incredibly cute child actor Alan Kim, and veteran actor Will Patton. |
| 175729 | José Roberto Landaverde | Cine Premiere | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-05-17T23:20:34Z | 2021-05-17 23:20:34 | A work whose best ingredient is its ability to balance sweetness with an exquisitely prepared study of the details that keep us clinging to our roots and loved ones. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 175730 | Andrew Kendall | Stabroek News | Rotten | — | 2021-05-10T23:01:02Z | 2021-05-10 23:01:02 | Beneath the occasional haze, it is warm and earnest and sweet. But, too often, that ostensible warmth feels like it's hiding something hotter, angrier, and more restless beneath it. |
| 175731 | Mark Jackson | Epoch Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-05-06T23:00:32Z | 2021-05-06 23:00:32 | A family of Korean immigrants make like the minari plant, forbear through hardship, and slowly assimilate to American culture. The more different we are, the more we are the same. Grandma's great. Won best supporting actress. |
| 175732 | Gianmarco Farfán | Cinencuentro | Fresh | — | 2021-05-06T16:50:28Z | 2021-05-06 16:50:28 | An audiovisual tribute to the family union. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175733 | Carlos Bonfil | La Jornada | Fresh | — | 2021-05-03T17:10:08Z | 2021-05-03 17:10:08 | The disruptive grandmother Soonja's arrival, Monica's mother, at Jacob's farm [brings] a dose of good humor, moral clarity and a will to pacify this family nucleus in crisis. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175734 | A.S. Hamrah | The Baffler | Fresh | — | 2021-04-30T22:31:30Z | 2021-04-30 22:31:30 | The elemental qualities of the film are the whole story. Earth, water, and fire equate to various states of strength and weakness in Minari, which unfolds in what Monica calls "this hillbilly place" and is able to take life there seriously... |
| 175735 | Achara Kirk | GET Jaby | Fresh | — | 2021-04-30T17:40:33Z | 2021-04-30 17:40:33 | It just felt like a warm, golden, hug. I absolutely loved the film. |
| 175736 | Jaby Koay | GET Jaby | Fresh | — | 2021-04-30T17:40:31Z | 2021-04-30 17:40:31 | This grabbed me right from the start love... these characters are really well done. |
| 175737 | Rob Gonsalves | Rob's Movie Vault | Fresh | A- | 2021-04-23T19:10:35Z | 2021-04-23 19:10:35 | "Minari" is appealing, though short on moviemaking electricity; it's quietly pictorial, satisfying our desire to see America as a big broad land with endless pockets of beauty. |
| 175738 | Luis Fernando Galván | En Filme | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-23T16:20:23Z | 2021-04-23 16:20:23 | The director portrays the internal contradictions and repressed emotions that motivate the characters with great empathy. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175739 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2021-04-23T12:00:13Z | 2021-04-23 12:00:13 | ...a deliberate yet mostly compelling drama... |
| 175740 | Nestor Bentancor | Nestor Cine Desde Hollywood | Fresh | — | 2021-04-23T05:40:18Z | 2021-04-23 05:40:18 | It explores the cost of the American Dream from a very personal, yet universally resonant perspective. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 175741 | Prahlad Srihari | Firstpost | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-22T12:40:20Z | 2021-04-22 12:40:20 | It perfectly sums up the immigrant experience, the sacrifices made by the first generation to ensure the second thrives...(but) rather than go searching for big emotions, the film earns its charm by finding resonance in smaller ones. |
| 175742 | Richard James Havis | South China Morning Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-21T04:10:27Z | 2021-04-21 04:10:27 | Chung's gaze remains on his characters, and the film engages because the viewer becomes party to his gentle observations of life in motion. |
| 175743 | Manuela Lazic | The Ringer | Fresh | — | 2021-04-19T23:00:15Z | 2021-04-19 23:00:15 | Yeun is one of Hollywood's most charming actors. What makes his performance as a struggling patriarch Oscar-worthy, then, is the way he rejects that innate talent. |
| 175744 | Renuka Vyavahare | The Times of India | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-16T23:41:02Z | 2021-04-16 23:41:02 | Child actor Alan Kim will make you fall in love with his honesty. Steven Yeun is compelling as the frustrated but hopeful father and veteran actress Yuh-Jung Youn is terrific as the feisty and funny grandmother. |
| 175745 | Nandini Ramnath | Scroll.in | Fresh | — | 2021-04-16T23:31:03Z | 2021-04-16 23:31:03 | ...even Youn has to cede ground to Alan Kim as the boy with the cardiac condition who emerges as the movie's big beating heart. |
| 175746 | Rohan Naahar | Hindustan Times | Fresh | — | 2021-04-16T13:30:13Z | 2021-04-16 13:30:13 | It's a film about farming that reveals new layers as you scratch beneath the surface - dust away the topsoil of family drama, and you'll discover a Biblical allegory underneath. |
| 175747 | Casey Chong | Casey's Movie Mania | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-04-15T06:10:11Z | 2021-04-15 06:10:11 | While "Minari" gets a little too tidy the way Lee Isaac Chung chose to tell the struggles of Korean immigrants' experience chasing the American Dream, he does a good job in bringing out the best in his ensemble cast. |
| 175748 | Luke Parker | VoiceBoxOffice | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-04-11T16:00:18Z | 2021-04-11 16:00:18 | And while it may not preserve the American Dream, per se, it projects one American dream for decency in all people. |
| 175749 | Catherine Bray | Film of the Week | Fresh | — | 2021-04-09T08:20:10Z | 2021-04-09 08:20:10 | Teases out themes of vulnerability and ill-founded optimism, giving this sensitive, nuanced film a kind of fragile organic pulse, underscoring the precarious nature of so much apparent security. |
| 175750 | David Walsh | World Socialist Web Site | Fresh | — | 2021-04-06T12:20:16Z | 2021-04-06 12:20:16 | The humor comes organically from genuinely human situations. The film's imagery is concise, exacting, and doesn't shy away from complex matters. |
| 175751 | Dan Buffa | St. Louis Jewish Light | Fresh | B+ | 2021-04-05T23:20:37Z | 2021-04-05 23:20:37 | Yeun's performance is the epitome of nuance. He doesn't try to do too much with Jacob, but wisely doesn't force us to fall in love with his patriarch either. |
| 175752 | Harry Guerin | RTÉ (Ireland) | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-04-05T18:21:10Z | 2021-04-05 18:21:10 | A simple story, beautifully told - that's what you're getting with Minari. |
| 175753 | Mark Kermode | Observer (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-04T15:00:10Z | 2021-04-04 15:00:10 | What makes this more than just another formulaic feelgood film is the grit with which Chung evokes the hardscrabble lives of his characters, balancing the dreamier elements of the drama with a naturalism that keeps it rooted in reality. |
| 175754 | Tatat Bunnag | Bangkok Post | Fresh | — | 2021-04-03T00:01:22Z | 2021-04-03 00:01:22 | Minari has a simple premise and expands on it through beautiful filmmaking and expert cinematography. |
| 175755 | Tara Brady | Irish Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-02T22:41:13Z | 2021-04-02 22:41:13 | A rare film about assimilation that can be equally cherished by both poles of the American political landscape. And everybody in between. |
| 175756 | Markie Robson-Scott | The Arts Desk | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-02T20:20:39Z | 2021-04-02 20:20:39 | You sometimes wish for more detail, more connection between the scenes, but there's still something wonderfully positive and uplifting about the whole. |
| 175757 | Clarisse Loughrey | Independent (UK) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-04-02T17:40:29Z | 2021-04-02 17:40:29 | Minari is a story of the American Dream. But Chung's brilliance is in how he adds depth and complexity to those foundational ideas - it's in the spaces in between that we find love, loss, hope, and regret. |
| 175758 | Charlotte O'Sullivan | London Evening Standard | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-04-02T07:30:26Z | 2021-04-02 07:30:26 | Though two last-act sequences dovetail a little too neatly, the word that covers this cinematic experience is "raw". |
| 175759 | Tom Shone | Sunday Times (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-02T07:10:24Z | 2021-04-02 07:10:24 | And just like that, I was hooked. I simply had to find out if this family was going to make it. |
| 175761 | Brian Viner | Daily Mail (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-04-02T07:00:24Z | 2021-04-02 07:00:24 | A pleasant enough film, but by no means a great one. |
| 175760 | Kevin Maher | The Times (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-04-02T07:00:24Z | 2021-04-02 07:00:24 | It briefly drags before the closing act, but that's hardly a complaint. |
| 175762 | Deborah Ross | The Spectator | Fresh | — | 2021-04-02T06:40:22Z | 2021-04-02 06:40:22 | It is a work of extraordinary delicacy, poignancy and tenderness. Whatever else, teaching's loss is entirely our gain. |
| 175763 | Tom Crowley | Film Ireland Magazine | Fresh | — | 2021-04-01T18:30:39Z | 2021-04-01 18:30:39 | It is a hopeful film, and a lot of it's tenderness is seen in the relationships within the family unit... It is a hopeful film, but also suffers from being too gratifying and neat. |
| 175764 | Linda Marric | The Jewish Chronicle | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-04-01T14:40:17Z | 2021-04-01 14:40:17 | Sensitively written, sparse and gorgeously acted. |
| 175765 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-04-01T10:40:08Z | 2021-04-01 10:40:08 | It is a film in which the details, the child's-eye-view episodes, the calamities, the tenderly remembered touches, all sing together like a choir. |
| 175766 | Danny Leigh | Financial Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-03-31T19:30:40Z | 2021-03-31 19:30:40 | Its neatness may tempt you to dismiss its heartwarming quality as the packet kind. I don't think so. |
| 175767 | Terri White | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-03-31T10:40:13Z | 2021-03-31 10:40:13 | A profound, detail-perfect and soulful slice of American family life, with some of the year's most sincere performances to date. |
| 175768 | Kambole Campbell | Little White Lies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-03-30T15:20:11Z | 2021-03-30 15:20:11 | A moving portrayal of the pains of assimilation, bolstered by Chung's writing and direction. |
| 175769 | Eddie Harrison | film-authority.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-03-30T08:20:06Z | 2021-03-30 08:20:06 | ...a sunny recollection of an 80's childhood, and specifically a love story between a boy and his aging grandmother, Minari is a feel-good movie with heart... |
| 175770 | Ryan Syrek | The Reader (Omaha, NE) | Fresh | A+ | 2021-03-26T21:01:11Z | 2021-03-26 21:01:11 | People can have a weirdly upsetting reaction to things that are excessively adorable or beautiful. It is a phenomenon known as "cuteness aggression." If you are prone to this condition, maybe watch Minari by yourself? |
| 175771 | Deirdre Molumby | entertainment.ie | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-03-26T16:10:27Z | 2021-03-26 16:10:27 | It captures all of life's little moments just beautifully, but you're also intrigued to see how the dramatic tensions will play out. The genuine nature of the movie is something rarely seen in cinema. |
| 175772 | Mikel Zorrilla | Espinof | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-03-25T22:01:52Z | 2021-03-25 22:01:52 | A small great movie that highlights the American Dream. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 175773 | Roxana Hadadi | Pajiba | Fresh | — | 2021-03-21T22:30:20Z | 2021-03-21 22:30:20 | The beauty of Minari is in its consideration of what we choose to love, and what we choose to leave behind. |
| 175774 | Bob Grimm | Coachella Valley Independent | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-03-19T22:50:49Z | 2021-03-19 22:50:49 | This is the best film of 2020 (Sound of Metal is a close second). |
| 175775 | Mary Ann Brussat | Spirituality & Practice | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-03-19T22:00:50Z | 2021-03-19 22:00:50 | A touching slice-of-life story of a Korean-American family trying to create their own version of the American Dream. |
| 175776 | Diana Cheng | Asian American Press | Fresh | — | 2021-03-19T17:21:30Z | 2021-03-19 17:21:30 | ... a conventional take on a personal, family story. The storytelling is linear and captured in realism... the film's subject matter and Chung's handling is deceivingly simple. |
| 175777 | Diane Pershing | Malibu Times | Fresh | — | 2021-03-19T01:01:08Z | 2021-03-19 01:01:08 | Based on his own childhood, filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung has crafted a lovely yet realistic depiction of hard times lived by sturdy human beings. |
| 175778 | Hannah Bae | Bitch Media | Fresh | — | 2021-03-18T17:50:31Z | 2021-03-18 17:50:31 | Chung and his talented cast of actors refuse to reduce any of Minari's characters to mere caricatures. |
| 175779 | John McDonald | Australian Financial Review | Fresh | — | 2021-03-14T05:20:55Z | 2021-03-14 05:20:55 | For the locals the Koreans might just as well be Martians, but to be accepted the Yis must avoid taking offence. |
| 175780 | Garry McConnachie | Daily Record (UK) | Fresh | — | 2021-03-13T00:10:57Z | 2021-03-13 00:10:57 | Lee Isaac Chung's latest feature is beautiful examination of a Korean-American family's journey to make that dream a reality. |
| 175781 | Matthew Toomey | ABC Radio (Australia) | Fresh | B+ | 2021-03-12T03:20:47Z | 2021-03-12 03:20:47 | The interaction between 8-year-old Alan Kim and 73-year-old Young Yuh-jung is one of the film's biggest strengths. |
| 175782 | Eve Tushnet | America Magazine | Fresh | — | 2021-03-12T01:30:50Z | 2021-03-12 01:30:50 | The direction isn't showy; this is a movie carried by its story and by the stellar performances, including Yuh-jung Youn as the grandmother, Soonja. |
| 175783 | John Lui | The Straits Times (Singapore) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-03-11T20:00:45Z | 2021-03-11 20:00:45 | This is a tender, stripped-down account of growing up with parents who came to a new country not just to seek a better life, but to be born again. |
| 175784 | Jeanmarie Tan | The New Paper (Singapore) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-03-10T21:40:25Z | 2021-03-10 21:40:25 | Slow-burning instead of hard-hitting, poignant rather than provocative, Minari stays with you in a completely different way. |
| 175785 | Ryan Gilbey | New Statesman | Fresh | — | 2021-03-10T19:00:23Z | 2021-03-10 19:00:23 | The picture's chief contribution, alongside some extremely subtle and acutely observed performances, is the consoling message that everyone is the same underneath. Films with that sort of one-size-fits-all sentiment tend not to linger. |
| 175787 | Tim Cogshell | FilmWeek (LAist) | Fresh | — | 2021-03-10T10:30:19Z | 2021-03-10 10:30:19 | I love this beautiful movie. |
| 175786 | Christy Lemire | FilmWeek (LAist) | Fresh | — | 2021-03-10T10:30:19Z | 2021-03-10 10:30:19 | There is such depth, truth, and warmth to all of these people... Every choice here is beautiful and perfect. |
| 175788 | Rene Sanchez | Cine Sin Fronteras | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2021-03-10T06:50:13Z | 2021-03-10 06:50:13 | A tender and powerful story that portrays the struggles of a hard-working immigrant family in search of the so-called American dream. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 175789 | Irene Crespo | Cinemanía (Spain) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-03-09T19:10:21Z | 2021-03-09 19:10:21 | Maybe the American dream is just that, hope. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175790 | Allen Adams | The Maine Edge | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-03-08T21:40:39Z | 2021-03-08 21:40:39 | Minari is a powerful look at the meaning of family, a thoughtful and heartfelt period piece that brings to light the many social, cultural and economic obstacles that rise up to interfere with the so-called American Dream. |
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