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  • East Is East
  • Opened September 4, 1999 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. Read More
  • George Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner -- Ghengis to his kids -- rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Pakistanis. But this is Salford in the North of England, in 1971. Much as Read More
  • Director: Henry Edwards
  • Genres: Message Movie, Drama, Romance

East Is East Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Get your titles straight -- this is the good one, and a roaring good time.

  • 88
    USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]

    A robust family comedy that saves its wildest moments for a climactic...

  • 80
    Variety | Derek Elley

    A sprightly acted, warm and often extremely funny ensemble comedy.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    An edgy, irreverent, thoroughly winning comedy.

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