Bitter Melon fingerprintLight on feelings.
Tense
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Family, everyday modern life, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
Family, everyday modern life, and crime
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Bitter Melon is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 5.9, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 36 min
Bitter Melon runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Bitter Melon higher (73) than audiences (59). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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5.9
