The Los Angeles Times' Best Asian American Films of the Last 20 Years
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The LA Times: 'Clearly, it’s time for a canon, a set of films that fans can debate, but which make undeniable that Asian American cinema exists and elicit some consensus about their quality and cultural impact. ... To determine that canon, we invited more than 20 Asian American critics and curators who professionally observed and debated the scene for the last two decades to participate in a poll. They were limited to films from this period (2000-2019) directed by and prominently featuring Asian Americans.' (Does not include Asian Canadian cinema.)
1-20: The Asian American films canon
21-71: Every other film that received even a single vote from poll participants
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Better Luck Tomorrow
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Minding the Gap
2018, in 2 top lists -
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The Farewell
2019, in 3 top lists -
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In the Family
2011, in 2 top lists Check -
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Spa Night
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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Crazy Rich Asians
2018, in 3 top lists -
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Columbus
2017, in 1 top list -
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Gook
2017, in 0 top lists -
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The Namesake
2006, in 1 top list Check -
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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace...
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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Saving Face
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Colma: The Musical
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Searching
2018, in 0 top lists -
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The Grace Lee Project
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Journey from the Fall
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Refugee
2003, in 0 top lists -
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In Between Days
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Motel
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Advantageous
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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I Was Born, But...
2004, in 0 top lists -
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First Person Plural
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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August at Akiko's
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Children of Invention
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
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Punching at the Sun
2006, in 0 top lists -
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The Debut
2000 — a.k.a. The Mercado Family Debut, in 0 top lists Check -
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Twinsters
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Documented
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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Robot Stories
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ms. Purple
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Charlotte Sometimes
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Fruit Fly
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
33 new
Linsanity
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
34 new
Seeking Asian Female
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cavite
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
36 new
The Taqwacores
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
37 new
Meet the Patels
2014, in 0 top lists -
38 new
Ping Pong Playa
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe
2008, in 0 top lists Check -
40 new
Oh, Saigon
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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I Am a Ghost
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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And Thereafter
2005, in 0 top lists -
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The Flip Side
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Tiger Hunter
2016, in 0 top lists -
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9-Man
2014, in 0 top lists Check -
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Never Forever
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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American Chai
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Driveways
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Not a Day Goes By
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Take Out
2004, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Oct 19, 2022; source