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Jamojaya
Directed by
Justin Chon
2023
90m
Drama
,
Music
6.7
79%
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A rapper with a rising career hires a U.S manager and label, taking over from his father who has steered it to date.
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Cast of Jamojaya
Rich Brian
James
Yayu Unru
Joyo
Kate Lyn Sheil
Shannon
Henry Ian Cusick
Michael
Anthony Kiedis
Dan
Sonya Balmores
Reina
Taiana Tully
Mel
Justin Chon
Director / Writer
Maegan Houang
Writer
Alex Chi
Producer
Yamato Cibulka
Producer
Joseph Dang
Producer
David Matheny
Producer
Alan Pao
Producer
Shaun S. Sanghani
Producer
Jamojaya Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 4, 2025
Rising star, James, and Indonesian rapper signs on with a label and begins work on recording an album. To this point managed by his father, James is faced with cutting his dad out of his career while they simultaneously work through their other familial trauma. There’s a gaping hole in their lives created by the tragic death of James brother Jaya, and subsequent exodus of his mother. There’s a semi-interesting story even if some of the themes presented are very cliche. (Artist faced with sacrificing their artistic vision to appease the labels, the music Industry’s commodification of artists cultural identities, complexities of father-son working relationships and coping with grief.) But, wow this went really off the rails in the last 10 to 15 minutes. A goofy music video shoot sequence with Anthony Kiedis jumpscare and a baffling Strange Fruit needle drop pretty much torpedoed any chance of ending this on a positive note. Can’t really recommend this one.
Battleship Pretension
David Bax
Jamojaya, the latest melodrama from one of the best currently working melodramatists, Justin Chon (Gook, Blue Bayou), returns to the subject matter of family, which has dominated much of his oeuvre.
Asian Movie Pulse
Panos Kotzathanasis
In the end, as the sum of its individual elements, "Jamojaya" definitely ends up on the positive side, particularly due to its visuals and overall atmosphere, that allows it to rise beyond its shortcomings.
DwightBrownInk.com
Dwight Brown
The first 45 minutes seem slow. The last 15 reward audiences for their patience.
RogerEbert.com
Nick Allen
Chon's most soulful and calibrated film yet. It proves how his urge to explore the deepest pains of his heartfelt characters can be sublime when pitched at the right volume.
Collider
Therese Lacson
Jamojaya is at its weakest when it pushes its music industry storyline to the forefront and the family drama into the background. But Imanuel and Unru's performances are enough to give this film praise.
The Film Stage
Michael Frank
As Jamojaya progresses, messaging gets lost. The luster of the photography, the weight of images, loses power. It starts feeling like an empty exercise: a story with no sticking power, a waste of talented dual leads.
The Weekend Warrior (Substack)
Edward Douglas
A beautiful film with an incredibly touching father-son story, but it's also a daring film since it doesn't feature any known American stars to take away the focus from the two Indonesian leads.
That Shelf
Victor Stiff
There's a raw and soulful authenticity at the core of all the melodrama.
Draftkings Nation
Murjani Rawls
We've seen variations of this story in the past - with varying degrees of tragedy and triumph. Chon at least tries to feature his two interesting aspects to the forefront more times than not.
The Lamplight Review
Brent Hankins
Imanuel, a real-life rapper who performs under the name "Rich Brian," impresses in his film debut, holding his own against seasoned screen vets and nailing the emotional beats.
Film Inquiry
Wilson Kwong
There's plenty of thoughtful ideas embedded into the film, but Chon takes more of an aimless gaze into a story that really needed more cohesion and tact.
Consequence
Clint Worthington
The intangibility of Jamojaya's storytelling is both a blessing and a curse: it keeps things streamlined, but also prevents us from really being able to dig into just what makes James and Joyo tick. But that's what's so intriguing about the picture.
The Hollywood Reporter
Angie Han
Powerful performances anchor a messy family drama.
The Playlist
Alani Vargas
It's a touching film that honors these two men, the challenging nature of their relationship, and how they can find their way back to one another.
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
Continues Chon's traditional obsessions but wraps them in a shallow story filled with predictable problems, obvious baddies, and trite lessons.
Variety
Andrew Barker
"Jamojaya" is elevated above its familiar narrative paces by sensitive camerawork and a pair of intriguing performances, and its suggestion that showbusiness ambitions and family ties don't so much collide as unravel on parallel tracks.
United Press International
Fred Topel
A father/son tale set in the recording industry between cultural barriers. Writer/director Justin Chon balances all the intersecting issues beautifully and still creates a universally moving drama.
TheWrap
Carlos Aguilar
Chon mostly steps away from the overwrought melodrama that at times sunk his previous effort, "Blue Bayou," but some of his tendencies to throw too many things at the wall remain.
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