Lee Isaac Chung has made a film that will endure.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 23, 2024

A touching, bittersweet insight into cultural dilemmas and the often harsh realities that come with juggling dreams and keeping your family afloat.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 14, 2024

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.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 5, 2024

Minari is incredibly tender, and woefully honest.

| Apr 23, 2024

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.

| Apr 4, 2024

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.

| Mar 1, 2024

THE DEFINITION OF PERFECTION

| Jul 26, 2023

"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.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 26, 2023

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.

| Jul 21, 2023

Steven Yeun in a sensitive and authentic portrait...

| Mar 31, 2023

It is a charming, warm installment of the American dream, one with hardships and humor within the family.

| Mar 2, 2023

Minari simply works because of the way Lee Issac Chung masterfully writes these characters.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 21, 2023

A tender and sweeping story... Yeun delivers a beautifully understated performance as a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders.

| Nov 12, 2022

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.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 9, 2022

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]

| Sep 7, 2022

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.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 24, 2022

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.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 2, 2022

Minari is the kind of film that sends the viewer into their own childhood memories.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 17, 2022

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.

| Feb 12, 2022

Exploring heavy subject matter, the picture shows us a microcosm of the American Dream in vivid detail and creates an indelible family portrait.

| Dec 28, 2021