Scent of Pho

Name: Scent of Pho
Duration: 1 h 51 min

1hr 51m

1hr 51m

When a devoted pho master chooses his young grandson to be the successor of the family's renowned pho business, his willful ways threaten to tear apart his… More Details »

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Release Date:

Mar 13, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 51m

Synopsis

When a devoted pho master chooses his young grandson to be the successor of the family's renowned pho business, his willful ways threaten to tear apart his multigenerational family.

Moviegoers are saying

"The Scent of Pho" divides audiences like a family recipe dispute, with Vietnamese viewers embracing its cultural authenticity while others find it an overwhelming melodrama that drowns genuine emotion in excessive tears and outdated humor. This Hanoi-set family saga about competing pho shops swings wildly between heartfelt tradition and cringe-worthy comedy, leaving international audiences struggling with its tonal whiplash and local viewers defending its soft-power cultural mission.

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Cultural-Heritage

Family-Drama

Tear-Jerker

Cringe-Comedy

Melodrama-Overload

Soft-Power-Cinema

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Feb 17, 2026

it was like holding in an explosive diarrhea the entire time and finally shitting in my pants

20 Likes

ryan

Feb 21, 2026

6️⃣7️⃣ vấn đề nó nà ný nuận hiểu không? phim anh thành nôi hết diễn viên bắc ra làm người xấu, phim này để nuôn người nam nà người đẹp. thế còn thế nào nữa? phim đem đi nàm du nịch, quảng bá phở với đạo mẫu — văn hoá tín ngưỡng bản địa 100% Việt Nam, chê gì cái plot.…

9 Likes

lai nhai

Mar 16, 2026

ENGLISH My cinema visit #18 in 2026. The best thing about this experience was the audience: a large crowd of Vietnamese people, talking very loudly, clearly enjoying the movie. THE SCENT OF PHO revolves around a small soup shop, and my hunch when I noticed the title in my…

7 Likes

EudoraFletcher
Feb 18, 2026

minh beta hẳn thấy mình rất quirky khi đạo diễn ra bộ phim với 7749 cái twist sến ỉa và cringe điên. kịch bản có tới tận 3 writers (minh beta, cù trọng xoay, và một người nữa không nhớ tên) nhưng dấu ấn cù trọng xoay vẫn rất rõ nét với những miếng hài mang đậm dấu ấn trong…

6 Likes

vananh

Feb 19, 2026

yes cuối cùng cx đc trải nghiệm phim tết Việt hài nhảm xàm cu rồi, bt thế lúc đấy đổi rạp với họ hàng xem goat cho sướng đời. mất đâu đấy 300 400 cho cái phim cl này. Lỡ hi vọng cao quá h mood chạm đáy vẫn đang cay. k bt chửi đâu cho hết

4 Likes

vịt

Feb 21, 2026

not that bad like everyone said but still if I ain't got a friend w me and if we ain't making fun of the film and pretend to laugh I seriously think I would have left the theatre early. these jokes are outdated man jeez, also this movie is somehow even louder than Tran…

4 Likes

ThanhTan
Feb 20, 2026

was it good? not really. did i enjoy myself? absolutely. and in my dictatorship, that’s what matters most 🫰 this is definitely some kind of attempt at tết propaganda/soft power…. and they totally encroached on nhà bà nữ nachos but overall t thấy cx đc. +1 for…

4 Likes

maly :3

Mar 13, 2026

I'm fairly new to Vietnamese cinema, so I'm still learning about their acting style, their humor, their storytelling style, and their wild swings between comedy and drama. When I heard about this movie, I knew I wanted to check it out. I mean it's about pho, so, of course,…

3 Likes

JoshuaMinh

Mar 13, 2026

I walked out. Unwatchable. My gauge on how good a viet movie is based on how many Vietnamese people are in the theatre and how many max brightness screens there are. There was 1 Vietnamese person (me) and no bright screens. It's like they asked some film students to…

3 Likes

tiingaliing