In recent years, Asian-American filmmakers have been creating popular films in Hollywood, with films like "Parasites" and "Minari" receiving critical acclaim. From Korean romances and Bollywood musicals to Chinese action films and Asian-American coming-of-age stories, many Americans are being exposed to a wide variety of films from AAPI creators For Netflix fans, here are some of the movies available for streaming on Netflix.

This sweet contemporary rom-com has it all: childhood friends reuniting and slowly falling for each other, a hilarious supporting cast, and Keanu Reeves as a seductive and disturbed ex. It's full of charm, and stars Ali Wong and Randall Park are completely hilarious (did I mention Keanu Reeves?).

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Inspired by the real-life father of "Master of None" co-creator Alan Yang, this visually stunning immigration drama stars Taiwanese patriarch Ping Joo (Zhi Ma) as a man who, after arriving in America The film chronicles both his initial struggles and his current estrangement from his adult daughter Angela (Christine Ko).

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"Parasites" director Pon Joon-ho's heartwarming film about a young girl and her beloved genetically modified pig. Mia (Ahn So-hyun) has raised Okja since she was a piglet, but the super pig belongs to a conglomerate (led by Tilda Swinton) that plans to produce genetically modified meat products. Mia follows them from Seoul to New York to save Okja.

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If you missed this adaptation of Jenny Han's YA novel or the other two films in the trilogy, now is the perfect time to dive into this romance. When a secret love letter to a past lover of Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor) is accidentally sent, she goes from a fake relationship to real love with school student Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo).

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The documentary follows three Chinese-American teenagers who learn of their blood relationship through a genetic testing website. Directed by one of their aunts, the documentary depicts the sweet and immediate bond between the teens as they search for their birth parents together.

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Adapted from Aravind Adiga's novel of the same name, the film depicts the inequality and injustice of wealth through Balram, a now wealthy entrepreneur who grew up in poverty. Reflecting on his work as a chauffeur for heiress Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and his gentle wife Pinky (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), Balram tells his life story.

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This "Goonies"-style action film follows siblings Pili (Kea Peau) and Ioane (Alex Iono) whose mother moves from Brooklyn to a small town in rural Hawaii to care for their ailing grandfather The film depicts. Pili, a tomboy, eventually finds her diary and sets out on a journey with Ioane and two new friends to find the treasure hidden in the island's volcanic caves.

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Many of us read the classic novel The Joy Luck Club in school, but may not know about the amazing legacy of author Amy Tan. This documentary details her life story, along with comments from her friends, family, fellow writers, and the cast of the 1993 film adaptation of "The Joy Luck Club."

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This comedy (translation: "How I Felt When I Saw That Girl") is not your typical boy meets girl romantic comedy. The main character, Sweetie (Sonam Ahuja), falls in love with a woman named Kufu (Regina Cassandra). Soon, an admiring friend and playwright, played by Rajkummar Rao, decides that the best way for the girls to be accepted is to stage an epic musical.

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Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis), a small-town teen, keeps a low profile at school while running a paper ghostwriting business for her students. When Ellie is assigned to write a love letter to a new student, Astor (Alexis Lemire), she falls in love with him on behalf of a male student, Paul (Daniel Deemer).

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This Korean romance follows Mi-so and Hyun-woo, a couple played by Kim Go-eun and Jung Hae-in, who meet as teenagers and cross paths several times over the next decade. In the process, their differences and bad timing keep them apart, but they are constantly drawn to each other.

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A cult-favorite film series from Hong Kong about Ip Man, a Wing Chun grandmaster who taught the martial art to legendary actor Bruce Lee. Inspired by Ip's childhood in Foshan, China, the first film in the series is a must-see for fans of the huge, complex martial arts scenes.

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In this action film from Singapore, where superheroes exist, kids EJ (Kai Koh) and Xinxin (Ariel Lin) are orphaned after a battle between heroes goes wrong; EJ has a crush on Xinxin, and when he is forced to leave her, she becomes the only one he can see, After discovering that she likes "brave men," he trains to become a boxer, where he finds his "superpower." [In 1992, as a teenager, Sandy Tan and two friends produced Singapore's first scripted independent film, but the older American mentor disappeared with the footage. In this documentary, Tan reconstructs footage discovered 20 years later and tells the story of the lost film's production.

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In the film's near-future dystopia, single mother Gwen (Jacqueline Kim) is fired from her job because of her age, and at the same time, her 13-year-old daughter Jules (Samantha Kim) has an opening at a prestigious school. In order to pay for Jules' tuition, Gwen undergoes a drastic surgery to get her job back, but her relationship with Jules also changes drastically.

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This Korean comedy has a hilarious premise: a 73-year-old woman who feels like a family burden is transformed back into her 20-year-old self. So she does what anyone would do. She bonds with her grandson by joining his failing rock band and transforms it into a semi-successful pop group. (Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk of "Squid Game")

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Ashwin (Vivek Gombert), a famous architect who moves to Mumbai from the US, and his live-in maid, Ratna, a dreaming fashion designer ( In addition to their love story, the spotlight is also on Ratna, who pursues her dream without anyone getting in her way.

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In this Filipino hit romantic comedy, aspiring doctor George (Kathryn Bernardo) and aspiring musician Primo (Daniel Padilla) fall in love as young college students. However, real life soon gets in the way of their relationship. In addition to their on-screen romance, the two are also a real-life couple who have been dating for over nine years.

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Filipino actress Isabel Sandoval wrote, directed, and stars in this drama about an undocumented trans woman working as a live-in caregiver in Brooklyn, NY. When her employer's grandson Alex (Eamon Farren) moves back in after a stint in rehab, his friendship with Olivia (Sandoval) slowly turns deeper.

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This Chinese fantasy film follows aspiring screenwriter Sun Yu (Darren Wang), who is plagued by nightmares of a demon trying to kill him. One night, he tries to wake up and discovers that he can bring the objects from his dreams with him when he wakes up. Yu uses his powers to get rich and win the heart of his childhood friend and girlfriend, Hoa Ah (Song Jia), but the price is high as he is taken advantage of by gangster Chian Ge (Wu Gang).

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In this modern homage to 1970s Bollywood films, aspiring actor Om Prakash (Shah Rukh Khan) abuses his true love, big star Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone) Thirty years later, Om, reborn as a superstar, regains his memories of the past and sets out to avenge himself.

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