Jerry, an ordinary immigrant dad, retired in Orlando, is recruited to be an undercover agent for the Chinese police. Jerry’s family recreates the events on film and his three sons discover a darker truth. True crime meets spy thriller in this genre-bending docufiction hybrid about an immigrant’s search for the American dream. A Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury and Audience Award winner.
Starring Jerry as Himself (2024) is a documentary, thriller, drama and crime film directed by Law Chen, released on November 6, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 15m. It stars Jerry C. Hsu, Kathy Hsu, Jon Hsu and Jesse Hsu. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.
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Jerry C. Hsu
as Jerry
Kathy Hsu
as Kathy
Jon Hsu
as Jon
Jesse Hsu
as Jesse
Joshua Hsu
as Joshua
Haosong Yang
as Officer Zhang
Fang Du
as Inspector Ou
Nick Bailey
as Matt Johnson
Yoni Lotan
as Dr. Rastogi
Directed by Law Chen, written by Jerry C. Hsu and Law Chen, produced by Jonathan Hsu and Law Chen.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 2 ratings.
I’m all one for experimental cinema, but, in the end, the experiment has to work. Unfortunately, however, that’s where this debut feature from writer-director Law Chen (primarily the creator of film shorts and music videos) sorely misses the mark. Based on a true story whose very soundness is somewhat called into question (as demonstrably observed in the picture’s opening credits), this “fictionalized documentary”…
Reviewed on March 19, 2025
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The main cast of Starring Jerry as Himself (2024) includes Jerry C. Hsu, Kathy Hsu, Jon Hsu, Jesse Hsu and Joshua Hsu. The film was directed by Law Chen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Starring Jerry as Himself was released on November 6, 2024 and runs for 1h 15m.
Starring Jerry as Himself (2024) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 2 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary, thriller and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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