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Summary
In a universe where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize: admission to the college of their dreams.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 97Audiences 79GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer97%
Audience score85%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −11 min on the typical 96
typical 9685Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2021
December 3, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
- United States
Directing · 1
- Debbie Lum Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Spencer Nakasako Story Consultant
Production · 13
- Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
- Jean Tsien Executive Producer
- Bryn Mooser Executive Producer
- Sally Jo Fifer Executive Producer
- Lois Vossen Executive Producer
- Naja Pham Lockwood Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Kathy Huang Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Andrew Gersh Editor
Sound · 1
- Diana Salier Original Music Composer
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