‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ movie review: A sweet, funny, and heartwarming tragicomedy

There is nothing radically different about How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies for anyone bought up on a steady diet of Indian films of a certain vintage, from 1976’s Zindagi to 2003’s Baghban. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Director: Pat Boonnitipat Cast: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum, Sarinrat Thomas, Sanya Kunakorn, Pongsatorn Jongwilas, Tontawan Tantivejakul, Duangporn Oapirat, Himawari Tajiri Runtime: 125 minutes Storyline: A slacker takes care of his terminally ill grandmother and learns important life lessons in the process How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, inspired by screenwriter Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn’s care of his grandmother during COVID-19 and director Pat Boonnitipat’s experiences with his maternal grandmother who took care of him and was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, is nevertheless charming and brings up a lump in one’s throat as many times as it does a smile on the face. There is simplicity and beauty in How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies and a delight in seeing Thailand through the eyes of an insider rather than the usual Hollywood picture-postcard exoticism. It is no surprise that How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has seen success domestically in Thailand as well as internationally.