"Two Kinds" is a part of the film version of The Joy Luck Club. Tan wrote the screenplay (with Ronald Bass) for this adaptation of her novel. The film was released in 1993 and directed by Wayne Wang. It was released on videocassette in 1994 and is available from Buena Vista Home Video.

"Two Kinds" also appears in the (abridged) audiocassette version of the book, available from Dove Books Audio and narrated by the author.