A gentle, light, kid friendly comedy about a Chinese-American hoopster turned ping pong pro, Playa is a charming but considerable digression from director Jessica Yu's previous works. Read critic reviews
Ping Pong Playa
2007, Comedy, 1h 36m
32 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
You might also like
See More
35 & Ticking
Loins of Punjab Presents
The Curiosity of Chance
X Games: The Movie
Joy Road
Where to watch
Rate And Review
-
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you buy your ticket?
-
Fandango
-
AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew
-
Cinemark Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Regal Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Theater box office or somewhere else
Ping Pong Playa Photos
Movie Info
A slacker (Jimmy Tsai) must preserve his family's honor by winning a table tennis tournament.
-
Rating: PG-13 (Drug References|Some Sexual Remarks|Language)
-
Genre: Comedy
-
Original Language: English
-
Director: Jessica Yu
-
Producer: Joan Huang, Anne Clements
-
Writer: Jessica Yu, Jimmy Tsai
-
Release Date (Theaters): limited
-
Release Date (Streaming):
-
Box Office (Gross USA): $77.8K
-
Runtime:
-
Distributor: IFC Films
Cast & Crew
News & Interviews for Ping Pong Playa
Critic Reviews for Ping Pong Playa
Audience Reviews for Ping Pong Playa
-
"People always think that, you know, Chinese people are only good at math, martial arts, and mu shu pork, you know? But basketball, hey, that was really my thing back in the day, you know what I'm saying? I used to play on the JV squad." Ping Pong Playa is about Christopher "C-Dub" Wang. He's an underachieving, lazy young adult who has no ambitions. He spends his time playing video games, reading comic books, and making up excuses about why he's not in the NBA. Obviously it's genetic, he is Chinese and says that we are all short. He starts teaching a ping pong class and ultimately ends up competing in a ping pong competition in order to keep his families ping pong business thriving. Honestly I expected to find Ping Pong Playa horrible. It's anything but horrible though. Jimmy Tsai as C-Dub was great. The ping pong scenes were really well done. The movie was very funny and had a lot to say about different stereotypes, such as Chinese people can't drive. Ping Pong Playa turned out to be a cool little movie. Hey, it beats Balls of Fury.
-
Totally ridiculous and very well done : )
-
Stupid, but made me laugh. I ended up liking it...
-
This movie was GREAT!!!
Verified