A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
The Farewell has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Farewell (2019)
By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 17 Jul 2019
Review of The Farewell (2019)
By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Jul 2019
Review of The Farewell (2019)
Review of The Farewell (2019)
Review of The Farewell (2019)
Review of The Farewell (2019)
Review of The Farewell (2019)
By Alissa Wilkinson (499) for Vox (725) on 10 Jul 2019
Review of The Farewell (2019)
By Inkoo Kang (374) for Slate (2,081) on 11 Jul 2019
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The Farewell was released in 2019 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 97 reviews, giving The Farewell (2019) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Farewell than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 80%, The Farewell is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2019, which stands at 60%.
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