Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- breezy
- family movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an accessible, light-hearted romantic comedy whose easy laughs come at the expense of deeper emotional stakes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The family reunion dinner is the film's main arena for romantic revelations, sibling rivalry, and escalating comic mishaps.
Steve recruits Josephine to pose as his long-term girlfriend after Bernard arrives with Steve's former partner Monica.
The three brothers' reunion, competing romantic histories, and family-business ties drive the major conflicts.
The family milieu incorporates romance, family business, esports, cosplay, antiques, and compulsive hoarding.
Films like Table for Six, and why
The Chinese Feast
ensemble family comedy built around romantic misunderstandings and escalating dinner-table awkwardness
All's Well, Ends Well
warm, high-energy Hong Kong comedy combining family dynamics, food-centered scenes, and relationship complications
Our Times
multi-character romantic farce driven by mismatched couples, deception, and comic social embarrassment
Movie Details
- Director
- Sunny Chan Wing-Sun
- Release Date
- 2022-09-07
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (45)
Cast
- Dayo Wong Chi-Wah
- Stephy Tang Lai-Yan
- Louis Cheung
- Lin Min-Chen
- Peter Chan Charm-Man
- Ivana Wong Yuen-Chi
- Fish Liew Chi-Yu
- Chan Hing-Hang
- Mung Kit
- Fonnie Ng
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Table for Six about?
- A chaotic Hong Kong family dinner becomes a comic battleground when two brothers discover they are entangled with the same former girlfriend.
- What is Table for Six like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Table for Six as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Table for Six violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Table for Six.
- What did critics think of Table for Six?
- Critics broadly found the film an accessible, light-hearted romantic comedy whose easy laughs come at the expense of deeper emotional stakes.
- Which films are like Table for Six?
- Films with a similar feel include The Chinese Feast, All's Well, Ends Well, and Our Times.
- How long is Table for Six?
- Table for Six runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Table for Six?
- In United States, Table for Six is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
