‘Dealing With Dad’: Fighting, Forgiving, and Family

An Asian American family works out family issues in a film with universal appeal.

Larry Chang (Hayden Szeto) jokes around with older sister Margaret (Ally Maki), in “Dealing With Dad.” GJW+

NR | 1h 46m | Drama | 2022

Some of the most effective tearjerkers have come from Asian and Asian American cinema, in genres ranging from comedy to serious drama. Often these movies were niche cultural sagas. Sometimes a film presents universal values within an ethnic context. “Dealing With Dad” shows how an Asian American family works out their messy problems.