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The Sun Is Also a Star

  • 20192019
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
7.3K
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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.
IMDb RATING
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7.3K
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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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 96User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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

    Top cast

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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)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Pretty good.
    I could be just a hopeless romantic but the movie was nice. I have actually fallen in love with someone in the course of a day or a long bus ride. The relationship lasted for a long time but wasn't perfect. Sometimes it's easier for people with different backgrounds to fall in love than with similar backgrounds. Hey, it's not like we haven't seen the rise in interracial relationships in American and I'm all for it.
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    • May 29, 2019

    Details

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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

    Technical specs

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

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