Eat Drink Man Woman

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Eat Drink Man Woman

1994

2h 3m

Drama

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Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang), a religious chemistry teacher; Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu), an airline executive; and Jia-Ning (Yu-wen Wang), an employee at a fast-food joint. Life at the family's house revolves heavily around preparing and eating an elaborate dinner every Sunday. The stability of these meals gives them all strength as they deal with new romantic relationships and disappointments.

Critics Consensus

A richly layered look at the complex interactions between a widowed chef and his daughters, Ang Lee's generational comedy Eat Drink Man Woman offers filmgoers a tasty cinematic treat.

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

03/02/2015

4/5

What makes this a Lee film-and one of his best-is how well he and his co-writers understand all the relationships, and what's going unspoken.

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Angie Errigo

Empire Magazine

02/10/2014

4/5

This is a startlingly superior piece of craftsmanship, with the flavour of life and richness of the script conveyed via uniformly wonderful performances.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

02/10/2014

3/4

Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman is tender without being mushy, sweet without being syrupy -- and surprising in ways that can only make you smile.

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Rose Ho

The Asian Cut

Aug 2

4/5

Come for the food porn; stay for the outrageous rom-com twists

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

10/29/2020

2.5/5

Unfortunately, though visually sumptuous, the film is a cold dish.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

06/08/2020

The food is the star, virtually the only thing to recommend about famed Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's follow-up to his first US hit...

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George B

Jun 13

Eat Drink Watch This

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Mo S.

@9mr_0 Dec 11

جميل جدا ودراما رائعه قصه ممتازة وكوميديا في النهاية جميله اخراج وتصوير ومونتاج ممتاز انصح بمشاهدة

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Scott R

@ScottR Nov 25

NYT 1000 list. An interesting Taiwanese drama about a father and his three girls who are in search of a spouse. It was well made and I enjoyed the food scenes and its showcasing parts of Taiwan and its culture. Saw on tubi.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 3

Success in 2 hours and 3 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 1994-2025 by Amazon MGM Studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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nina n

@RT49956889 Sep 5

ok。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

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danie s

@RT75032282 Apr 20

disgusting movie Stupid Characters

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Synopsis

Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang), a religious chemistry teacher; Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu), an airline executive; and Jia-Ning (Yu-wen Wang), an employee at a fast-food joint. Life at the family's house revolves heavily around preparing and eating an elaborate dinner every Sunday. The stability of these meals gives them all strength as they deal with new romantic relationships and disappointments.

Director: Ang Lee
Producer: Knog Hsu, Li-Kong Hsu
Screenwriter: Ang Lee, Hui-Ling Wang
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Good Machine, Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround, Stereo