The Sun Is Also a Star

2019
PG-13
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

8.4K

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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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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

8.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

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) & Maxim Nucci
Performed by Jain
Courtesy of Spookland / RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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Featured review

8/10

YA done right :)

It's about family, love, and following your hearts desire. The storyline and education of immigrants in America was relevant. Both Jamaican American and Asian American cultures were represented in a beautiful way. The chemistry between Yara and Charles was palpable. The city of New York was the third love of this film. Do yourself a favor, support the young artists. Buy a ticket. You won't be disappointed.