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The Sun Is Also a Star

  • 20192019
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
7.4K
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Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
College-bound romantic Daniel Bae ("Riverdale" star Charles Melton) and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley (Yara Shahidi of "Black-ish") meet - and fall for each other - over one magical day in New York City.  But with just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family's deportation as fiercely as she's fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together.
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A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.
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  • Director
    • Ry Russo-Young
  • Writers
    • Tracy Oliver(screenplay by)
    • Nicola Yoon(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Yara Shahidi
    • Anais Lee
    • Charles Melton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ry Russo-Young
  • Writers
    • Tracy Oliver(screenplay by)
    • Nicola Yoon(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Yara Shahidi
    • Anais Lee
    • Charles Melton
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    • 96User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
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    Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
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    Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
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    Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)

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    Yara Shahidi
    Yara Shahidi
    • Natasha Kingsleyas Natasha Kingsley
    Anais Lee
    Anais Lee
    • Young Natashaas Young Natasha
    Charles Melton
    Charles Melton
    • Daniel Jae Ho Baeas Daniel Jae Ho Bae
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Jeremy Martinezas Jeremy Martinez
    Gbenga Akinnagbe
    Gbenga Akinnagbe
    • Samuel Kingsleyas Samuel Kingsley
    Miriam A. Hyman
    Miriam A. Hyman
    • Patricia Kingsleyas Patricia Kingsley
    Jordan Williams
    Jordan Williams
    • Peter Kingsleyas Peter Kingsley
    Jake Choi
    Jake Choi
    • Charles Baeas Charles Bae
    Keong Sim
    Keong Sim
    • Dae Hyun Baeas Dae Hyun Bae
    Cathy Shim
    Cathy Shim
    • Min Soo Baeas Min Soo Bae
    Shamika Cotton
    Shamika Cotton
    • Hannahas Hannah
    Camrus Johnson
    Camrus Johnson
    • Omar Hassabalaas Omar Hassabala
    Hill Harper
    Hill Harper
    • Lester Barnesas Lester Barnes
    Harry Chambarry
    Harry Chambarry
    • Angry Passengeras Angry Passenger
    Tash Neal
    • Guitaristas Guitarist
    Kay Day
    Kay Day
    • Skateboarderas Skateboarder
    • (uncredited)
    Matthias Sebastiun Garry
    Matthias Sebastiun Garry
    • Train Commuteras Train Commuter
    • (uncredited)
    Soha Gourang
    Soha Gourang
    • Daniel Fanas Daniel Fan
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ry Russo-Young
    • Writers
      • Tracy Oliver(screenplay by)
      • Nicola Yoon(based on the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Yara Shahidi was the first choice for Natasha by director Ry Russo-Young and the studio.
    • Quotes

      [First lines]

      Natasha Kingsley: Carl Sagan once said that human beings are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it's forever. 13.8 billion years ago the big bang created the stars, the planets, the galaxies. Observable fact, rational thought. Pure science. Perfect. The big bang also led to my home. New York. A city filled with humanity, dreams, loss, love, the choice we make, the path we choose. I always believed it would take a lifetime to understand the human heart. In the end, all it took was a single day.

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Movie Couples of 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Come
      Written by Jain (as Jeanne Galice) & Yodelice

      Performed by Jain

      Courtesy of Spookland / RCA Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

    User reviews96

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    Top review
    6/10
    a contemporary romance
    Greetings again from the darkness. Taking star-crossed lovers to a new dimension, director Ry Russo-Young (BEFORE I FALL, 2017) presents Nicola Yoon's best-selling YA novel as a traditional love-at-first-sight romance augmented with contemporary twists and issues. Tracy Oliver (GIRLS TRIP, 2017) adapted the story for the screen and enhances the familiar trope with racial, cultural, economic and political aspects - resulting in a romance meant to both charm and influence. If only those enhancements had played a larger role, this little film might really have had something to say.

    The film certainly succeeds with its charm. Yara Shahidi ("Black-ish") and Charles Melton ("Riverdale") star as Natasha and Daniel, respectively. These are two beautiful young people blessed with electric smiles to complement their great hair and world class cheek bones. She is a Jamaican immigrant and a scientific prodigy as a high school junior, whereas he is a first generation U.S. born Korean who writes poetry while prepping for his Dartmouth admission interview. His family long ago christened him as the one who would be doctor.

    Loosely based on the courtship of author Nicola Yoon and her husband, even the meet-cute for Natasha and Daniel has a theme: Deus Ex Machina - God from the Machine, where magical powers or destiny bring the two together. Not only does Natasha wear a jacket with the Latin phrase, but the conductor on Daniel's subway even counsels the delayed passengers to "Open up your heart to destiny." OK, by now you know if this is your type of movie or not. I would offer a mild caution to naysayers with this - Natasha and Daniel are fun to watch as they get to know each other, and there are some breath-taking shots of New York City interspersed throughout the film courtesy of cinematographer Autumn Durald. These two things make the film watchable no matter how deep your allergy to cuteness runs, although the tour of NYC sometimes has the feel of (a well photographed) tourist brochure.

    The political side of the story comes courtesy of Natasha's 'last hope' meeting at the immigration office to postpone her family's deportation scheduled for the next day. We only get to see quick glimpses of the process, but it's enough to understand the red tape she has tried to maneuver in order to keep her family in NYC after 9 years. More of immigration attorney John Leguizamo would have contributed a bit of substance to the film. The immigration topic is also broached in Daniel's family as his parents came to the country and started their own business. The American Dream giveth and taketh away. The immigration bits work as plot devices, but the film is most comfortable as a story of star-crossed lovers accompanied by "Crimson and Clover" in a karaoke bar. However the film's biggest mystery might be how the couple survived sleeping all night in a New York park without getting mugged or even needing to brush their teeth before their crucial meetings. The magic of love.
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    • Release date
      • May 17, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Mặt Trời Cũng Là Một Vì Sao
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alloy Entertainment
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,950,029
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,511,530
      • May 19, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,750,029
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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