Crazy Rich Asians: The Movie is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, and Ken Jeong.
The film follows Rachel Chu (Wu), an economics professor at New York University, who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young (Golding), for his best friend’s wedding. There, she learns that Nick is the heir to one of the richest families in Asia, and that she must navigate the scrutiny and judgment of his disapproving mother, Eleanor (Yeoh).
