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The Sun Is Also a Star

  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
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5.9/10
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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.

  • Director
    • Ry Russo-Young
  • Writers
    • Tracy Oliver
    • Nicola Yoon
  • Stars
    • Yara Shahidi
    • Anais Lee
    • Charles Melton
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
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    • Director
      • Ry Russo-Young
    • Writers
      • Tracy Oliver
      • Nicola Yoon
    • Stars
      • Yara Shahidi
      • Anais Lee
      • Charles Melton
    • 96User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Yara Shahidi
    Yara Shahidi
    • Natasha Kingsley
    Anais Lee
    Anais Lee
    • Young Natasha
    Charles Melton
    Charles Melton
    • Daniel Jae Ho Bae
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Jeremy Martinez
    Gbenga Akinnagbe
    Gbenga Akinnagbe
    • Samuel Kingsley
    Miriam A. Hyman
    Miriam A. Hyman
    • Patricia Kingsley
    Jordan Williams
    • Peter Kingsley
    Jake Choi
    Jake Choi
    • Charles Bae
    Keong Sim
    Keong Sim
    • Dae Hyun Bae
    Cathy Shim
    Cathy Shim
    • Min Soo Bae
    Shamika Cotton
    Shamika Cotton
    • Hannah
    Camrus Johnson
    Camrus Johnson
    • Omar Hassabala
    Hill Harper
    Hill Harper
    • Lester Barnes
    Harry Chambarry
    Harry Chambarry
    • Angry Passenger
    Tash Neal
    • Guitarist
    Kay Day
    • Skateboarder
    • (uncredited)
    Matthias Sebastiun Garry
    Matthias Sebastiun Garry
    • Train Commuter
    • (uncredited)
    Soha Gourang
    • Daniel Fan
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ry Russo-Young
    • Writers
      • Tracy Oliver
      • Nicola Yoon
    • All cast & crew
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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) & Maxim Nucci
      Performed by Jain
      Courtesy of Spookland / RCA Records
      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

    User reviews96

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    4/10

    Kinda Bad

    I mean.... it was really boring, especially the beginning. Having read the book, I found that it was missing important things. I don't know if I would recommend it. But I mean if you haven't read the book you might have a better experience than I had.
    • miajosephine
    • May 17, 2019
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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
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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