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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Review (2024) — 86% Celluloid Score

Directed by Pat Boonnitipat · 2024 ·

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Answer Summary: Is How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies worth watching?

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) earns a 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

92% Critic Score
94% Audience
78 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2
8.2 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 7m
Cast
Putthipong Assaratanakul , Usha Seamkhum , Sarinrat Thomas , Sanya Kunakorn
Where to stream in the US
Netflix

Where to watch in the United States

  • Netflix

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (92% positive).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (94%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (78/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
  • IMDb users score it 8.2/10.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded drama, comedy pick

Not ideal for

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    Is How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies worth watching?

    Yes — How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies earns a 86% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    The Thai phenomenon that crossed borders with its blunt title and softer heart — critics praised Putthipong Assaratanakul and Usha Seamkhum for making elder-care grief feel universally legible without sentimental shortcuts.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies about?

    A grandson quits his dead-end job to become his terminally ill grandmother's full-time caretaker — partly from love, partly because her will may leave him the family home. Pat Boonnitipat's pan-Asian hit transforms inheritance anxiety into a tear-soaked comedy-drama about duty, regret, and the price of showing up late.

    Critic Reviews

    critic How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

    How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) Review: Thailand's Pan-Asian Tearjerker

    Pat Boonnitipat's bluntly titled elder-care drama conquered Asia — 92% critics, 94% audiences, and Putthipong Assaratanakul making inheritance grief universally legible.

    Essential [Thailand](/country/thailand/) drama on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — a comedy-drama that earns every tear it extracts.

    Marcus Webb Horror & Genre Editor

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