Taiwan Synopsis
Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.
The 1990–1992 Taiwan Window
5 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pushing Hands sits at position #4.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pushing Hands. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Ang Lee Productions
The 1990s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pushing Hands premiered. 16 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $4K per minute on screen and earned $1K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #50 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Comedy productions specifically: #14 of 50 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Ang Lee Productions, Central Motion Picture Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | December 7, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0105652 |