Successor

Successor (original Chinese title Zhuā Wáwá), co-directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, is a Chinese comedy drama starring Shen Teng and Ma Li. The film follows a wealthy couple who hide their real fortune and raise their son to believe the family is poor, as part of a reverse parenting experiment meant to build his character. The film opened on July 16, 2024, and grossed around 469.6 million dollars, becoming the highest grossing film of August 2024 and the third highest grossing film of the year in China. Who it's for: anyone curious about a reverse parenting experiment where a wealthy family raises their son believing they're poor, the third highest grossing Chinese film of 2024. Who it's not for: viewers wanting a purely light comedy, since the film also questions the experiment's effect on the child.