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Andrew Ahn

American film director and screenwriter of Spa Night (2016), Driveways (2019), Fire Island (2022) and The Wedding Banquet (2025).

5 things

Tokyo StoryOther Yasujirō Ozu

loved

Tokyo Story is a beautiful document of a specific time, place, and culture.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Andrew Ahn, the entry for Tokyo Story.

2016-08-19·criterion.com ↗

Days of HeavenOther Terrence Malick

loved

It achieves such a delicate and alluring balance; watching Days of Heaven feels less like watching a screen in a theater and more like looking out a window in this farmer’s home.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Andrew Ahn, the entry for Days of Heaven.

2016-08-19·criterion.com ↗

Fish TankOther Andrea Arnold

loved

Arnold is such an articulate filmmaker that Fish Tank is an exceptionally expressive work.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Andrew Ahn, the entry for Fish Tank.

2016-08-19·criterion.com ↗

WeekendOther Andrew Haigh

loved

It’s safe to say that Haigh’s Weekend messed up an entire generation of gay men looking for love. The film wears its heart on its sleeve and does it with such grace.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Andrew Ahn, the entry for Weekend.

2016-08-19·criterion.com ↗

RatcatcherOther Lynne Ramsay

loved

Ratcatcher is full of beautifully observed little moments: the window of golden grass, the hole in the sock (which inspired a moment in my own film, Spa Night ), the mouse on the moon, and of course the curtain in the opening shot.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Andrew Ahn, the entry for Ratcatcher.

2016-08-19·criterion.com ↗

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