Comedy, Drama, Adventure
An imaginative telling of the story of a Vietnamese American mother-daughter duo who, in their attempt to heal the rift between them, reenact and satirize scenes from celebrated Vietnam War films while depicting a diasporic reality. Two inventive storylines complicate The MOTHERLOAD to levels of absurdity. Both of these glide in and out beneath the narrative backbone of Jessca and Kim’s personal story, and reflect the stunning disconnect between the Vietnamese diaspora and the world’s understanding of their presence.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Far North
Gırgır Hafiye
Dangerous Cargo
Cliffhanger
Set It Off
The Princess of Egypt
Full Metal Jacket
A Fish Called Wanda
The Usual Suspects
Ocean's Eleven
Inside Man
The Party
The Party 2
Jackie Brown
Pocketful of Miracles
Apocalypse Now
Muddy Shoes
Because I Said So
First Blood
Rambo: First Blood Part II
SIMILAR MOVIES
Far North
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2008
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.Gırgır Hafiye
IMDB 2 | Apr , 1986
The film is about two friends' efforts to acquire a boat. Ali and Erol, who have been friends since childhood, live together. The two friends have dreamed of buying a boat and enjoying a vacation of their choice for many years. To realize their dreams, they steal a large sum of money from a mafia boss. While Ali and Erol try to realize their dreams, the mafia will not leave them alone.Dangerous Cargo
IMDB 5.2 | May , 1954
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.Cliffhanger
IMDB 6.5 | May , 1993
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.Set It Off
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1996
Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four women take back their lives and take out some banks in the process.The Princess of Egypt
IMDB 5.2 | Sep , 2013
Marja tries to make ends meet by taking night shifts in a newspaper delivery service, apparently mostly carried out by foreigners. During the day, she sleeps and strives to raise her little daughter as best as she can. As a single parent and lacking a solid income, life is a constant struggle. Things are about to go from bad to worse when she meets her ex-boyfriend whose obsessive demeanour about whether he is the father of Marja´s child will drive her to the edge of sanity.Full Metal Jacket
IMDB 8.1 | Jun , 1987
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.A Fish Called Wanda
IMDB 7.2 | Jul , 1988
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.The Usual Suspects
IMDB 8.2 | Jul , 1995
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.Ocean's Eleven
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1960
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.Inside Man
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2006
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.The Party
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1980
A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.The Party 2
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1982
A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it.Jackie Brown
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1997
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.Pocketful of Miracles
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1961
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.Apocalypse Now
IMDB 8.3 | May , 1979
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.Muddy Shoes
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
An elderly Jewish woman, who was a teenager during the outset of the Holocaust and was forced to choose between her own life and her younger brother's, still lives with the guilt until she finally shares her nightmare experience with her own adult daughter.Because I Said So
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 2007
In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good intentions under control.First Blood
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1982
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.Rambo: First Blood Part II
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1985
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.