This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
Rachel Chu, an American-born Chinese NYU professor, travels with her boyfriend, Nick, to his hometown in Singapore for his best friend's wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick's family is wealthy, and he's considered the most eligible bachelor in Asia. Every single woman is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down.—JAP
Native New Yorker Rachel Chu goes with her boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel's unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about himself.—Warner Bros.
Chinese-American New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young (Henry Golding) to attend his best friend's wedding and discovers that he comes from one of Asia's most wealthy, prominent families. A commoner among the social elite, Rachel becomes a target for single women vying for Nick's attention, as well as for his judgmental mother Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh), who wants nothing more than to break them up. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan.
After dating for a year and becoming serious, Rachel Chu, an Economics Professor specializing in game theory at NYU, and her boyfriend Nick Young, who have a modest existence as per their income, are traveling to Singapore for the wedding of Nick's best friend Colin and his fiancée Araminta. The trip will be the first time Rachel will meet Nick's Asia-residing friends and family; he grew up in Singapore and has only spoken of his family in general terms. As she gets closer and closer to meeting Nick's family, Rachel slowly realizes that he comes from an extremely wealthy background. He has never mentioned anything about this and his life in New York has never shown any indication that his family is old-money and one of the most powerful families in Singapore. Rachel finds that her time in Singapore is like a fishbowl, especially on the speculation of who Nick, the most sought-after of Singapore bachelors, would marry. She also finds that many people in Nick's Singaporean circle are against her being in his life; at the top of this list is his mother Eleanor; she blames Rachel not only for Nick not returning home a year earlier like he had planned, but also that Rachel might not be appropriate support to Nick's heir-apparent role as head of the Young Corporation. With some of Nick's friends and family on her side, specifically his cousin Astrid who married outside of their class for love, and her main support in Singapore being her new-money college friend Peik Lin Goh, Rachel must decide whether the situation with NIck's family is worth fighting, or if the price for Nick is too high for her to be in his life in the long term.—Huggo
In 1995, Eleanor Young (Michelle Yeoh), her son Nick (Henry Golding), sister-in-law, and niece arrive at a London hotel with a reservation, only to be told condescendingly by the receptionists that the room she booked is not available. Eleanor and family are turned away by the concierge of the hotel, and she is forced to call her husband using a public telephone. When she returns to the hotel, the owner warmly greets her at the lobby and introduces her to the staff as the new owner of the hotel.
In the present, Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), an economics professor at New York University (NYU) in New York City, plays poker with a teaching assistant to demonstrate to her game theory class that, in games involving both psychology and choice, "the key is playing to win, instead of trying not to lose."Rachel accepts an invitation from her boyfriend Nick Young to accompany him to Singapore for his best friend Colin's (Chris Pang) wedding. Nick's mother Eleanor learns of the relationship from rapid online gossip. Rachel is shocked when Nick arranges a first-class suite for the flight; he claims that his family is "comfortable."In Singapore, Rachel and Nick join Colin and his fiance Araminta (Sonoya Mizuno) for dinner in a hawker center. The next day, Rachel visits her old college friend Peik Lin (Awkwafina), who accompanies her to a party thrown by Nick's family. Rachel makes several faux pas and quickly realizes that Nick's mother, Eleanor, dislikes her, but seems to make a good impression on Nick's grandmother, Su Yi (Lisa Lu).
Rachel attends Araminta's hens party at a resort owned by her family, while Nick attends Colin's bachelor party aboard a container ship arranged by their boorish schoolmate Bernard (Jimmy O. Yang). A woman named Amanda (Jing Lusi) seemingly befriends Rachel, but deliberately undermines her confidence before revealing that she had previously dated Nick. Amanda sends out a text signaling some of the women who vandalize Rachel's bed with a dead fish and graffiti calling Rachel a "gold digging b***h". Nick's cousin Astrid (Gemma Chan) comforts Rachel, admitting that her life is not perfect either, as her husband Michael (Pierre Png) is having an affair. When Nick and Colin flee the ship to relax, Nick tells Colin he plans to propose to Rachel. Colin is concerned that Nick's family's disapproval and the couple's cultural differences will be insurmountable.
After Rachel vents to Nick about her unpleasant experience at the hens party, he apologizes to her for concealing his wealth and takes her to make dumplings by hand with his family. Rachel admires Eleanor's distinctive engagement ring; Eleanor tells her how she met her husband and the sacrifices she made to be a part of the family. While looking for the bathroom Rachel spots Eleanor, who tells her that Nick's grandmother disapproved of Eleanor and denied Nick's father the family ring and tells Rachel she will never be good enough for Nick. Rachel considers leaving Singapore, but Peik Lin convinces her to stand up to Eleanor, giving Rachel a glamorous makeover before the wedding with help from Nick's cousin Oliver. Meanwhile, Astrid tells Michael she knows he is cheating on her, and they break up.
At the wedding, Rachel displays a remarkable degree of social grace which earns her the admiration of many people, and she even manages to befriend Princess Intan (Kris Aquino) who is normally cold and reserved. However, at the reception, Eleanor and Su Yi pull Rachel aside, and reveal that they hired an investigator to research Rachel's background, discovering that Rachel was conceived through an adulterous affair, after which Rachel's mother, Kerry (Tan Kheng Hua), abandoned her husband and fled to America. Rachel is stunned, as her mother had lied to her saying that her father was dead. Eleanor and Su Yi demand that Nick stop seeing Rachel for fear of scandal. Rachel runs away in tears, and Nick chases after her, even though his grandmother threatens to disown him. Rachel becomes depressed and stays for several days at the house of Peik Lin. She is surprised to discover that Kerry has arrived in Singapore to visit her.
Kerry explains that her husband was abusive and that she became pregnant from an old classmate who was trying to comfort her, later fleeing for fear of her husband's reprisals. Kerry reveals that Nick arranged her visit and urges Rachel to reconcile with him. When they meet up, Nick proposes to her.
Rachel meets Eleanor at a Mahjong parlor and explains that she declined Nick's proposal in order to prevent the ruin of Nick's relationship with his family. She tells Eleanor that one day, down the road, Eleanor will look back and realize that she is in Rachel's debt. Rachel intentionally loses the Mahjong game to Eleanor, symbolizing her sacrifice, and then walks away with Kerry. Shortly afterward, Astrid and her son move out of Michael's apartment. Rachel and Kerry board an economy-class flight back to the United States. However, Nick arrives and proposes again, this time with Eleanor's ring. Rachel accepts and they stay in Singapore an extra day for an engagement party, during which Eleanor tacitly reveals her grudging respect for Rachel. In the mid-credit scene, Astrid exchanges glances with her ex-fiance, Charlie Wu.
