{"id":1906,"date":"2025-03-18T22:18:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:19:46","slug":"netflix-quietly-adds-raunchy-film-with-90-rotten-tomatoes-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/netflix-quietly-adds-raunchy-film-with-90-rotten-tomatoes-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix quietly adds \u2018raunchy\u2019 film with 90% Rotten Tomatoes score"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22751138 lazyload\" alt=\"Joy Ride, 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244361757-4255.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Netflix has released a &#8216;raunchy&#8217; comedy film that left fans holding back laughs and tears (Picture: Lionsgate Films)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A \u2018hilarious and deeply moving\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/08\/28\/that-iconic-diarrhoea-scene-in-bridesmaids-was-never-meant-to-be-in-the-film-6885078\/\"> female-driven comedy<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/16\/netflix-just-4-days-away-adding-genius-whodunit-rival-knives-22735375\/\">now available to stream <\/a>on <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 2023, Joy Ride was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/adele\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Adele<\/a> Lim.<\/p>\n<p>It starred Ashley Park (Emily in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/paris\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Paris<\/a>) as Chinese adoptee Audrey Sullivan who lives with her white parents in Washington, with her childhood best friend, Lolo Chen (Sherry Cola).<\/p>\n<p>While Audrey is an overachieving lawyer, Lolo struggles to make ends meet with her sex-positive art.<\/p>\n<p>But when Audrey is flown to China to secure a deal (with Lolo in tow) with a Chinese businessman, he wants to know about her birth family \u2013 who she\u2019s never met \u2013 then leading her to track them down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro&#8217;s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&#038;signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we&#8217;ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She\u2019s then joined on the journey by not only Lolo, but her cousin Vanessa (Sabrina Wu) and college roommate Kat (Stephani Hsu) however they find themselves facing some crazy situations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22751140 lazyload\" alt=\"Joy Ride, 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244361616-3963.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Joy Ride starred Ashley Park as an American woman who tries and tracks down her biological parents in China (Picture: Lionsgate Films)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joy Ride (2023) Official Red Band Trailer - Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyI-AM5VXDo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/08\/04\/joy-ride-film-review-eye-poppingly-filthy-but-with-a-big-old-heart-19255920\/\">In its review of the movie<\/a>, Metro wrote: \u2018Crazy Rich Asians smashes into Bridesmaids, Girls Trip et al with Joy Ride, a female-driven comedy so outrageous it\u2019ll leave you gasping.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s fresh, it\u2019s funny, it\u2019s filthy. Buckle up for a wildly exciting ride.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Joy Ride is a raunchy, riotous adventure, chock-full of self-discovery and heart,\u2019 The Washington Post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I haven\u2019t laughed this hard in a movie theatre in a very long time,\u2019 Arizona Republic added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile viewers called it both \u2018rude, crude and vulgar and also funny, touching and a really good laugh\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22751139 lazyload\" alt=\"Joy Ride, 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244361756-15b4.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The trip with her friends involves several crazy situations (Picture: Lionsgate Films)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week the movie dropped on Netflix, with viewers now able to tune in if they hadn\u2019t done so before.<\/p>\n<p>Joy Ride was previously compared to Bridesmaids and The Hangover but also stood apart in the fact it starred four Asian actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m just happy to see a movie I would have loved to have seen when I was a kid,\u2019 Chevapravatdumrong told<a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2023\/07\/06\/ashley-park-interview-joy-ride\/70380103007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The fact that this movie is putting faces onscreen that you may not have seen in an R-rated comedy before \u2013 and a whole bunch of them \u2013 gets 10-year-old me very hyped.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Joy Ride is now streaming on Netflix.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has released a &#8216;raunchy&#8217; comedy film that left fans holding back laughs and tears (Picture: Lionsgate Films) A \u2018hilarious and deeply moving\u2019 female-driven comedy is now available to stream on Netflix. Released in 2023, Joy Ride was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao and directed by Adele Lim. It starred Ashley Park (Emily in Paris) as Chinese adoptee Audrey Sullivan who lives with her white parents in Washington, with her childhood best friend, Lolo Chen (Sherry Cola). While &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/netflix-quietly-adds-raunchy-film-with-90-rotten-tomatoes-score\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Netflix quietly adds \u2018raunchy\u2019 film with 90% Rotten Tomatoes score&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1912,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions\/1912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}