Ms. Purple

2019 1h 28m EN

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6.2

MID

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86%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 16🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 698

Drama

Synopsis

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Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice nurse quits she reconnects with her estranged brother, Carey, forcing them to enter a period of intense self-reflection as their single father who raised them nears death.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tiffany Chu
Kasie
Teddy Lee
Carey
Octavio Pisano
Octavio
Jake Choi
Johnny
Crystal Lee
Sora
Alma Martinez
Juanita
Courtney Bandeko
Priscilla
Dayoung Lee
Doumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Justin Chon
Writers: Chris Dinh, Justin Chon
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Justin Chon, shot by Ante Cheng. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roger Suen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jon Berry shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee and Octavio Pisano carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7983890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Justin Chon directs. Ante Cheng behind the camera. Roger Suen scores. Jon Berry cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
4Directed by Justin Chon, shot by Ante Cheng. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Roger Suen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jon Berry shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee and Octavio Pisano carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt7983890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.