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69% Critic Match
The Sun Is Also a Star
“Love is a universe all of its own.”
6.9 / 10• 2019• 1h 40m•PG-13• English
RomanceDrama
Storyline
Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.
Cast & Crew
Yara Shahidi
Natasha Kingsley
Lead
Charles Melton
Daniel Jae Ho Bae
Hill Harper
Lester Barnes
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Samuel Kingsley
Jake Choi
Charlie Bae
John Leguizamo
Jeremy Martinez
Anais Lee
Young Natasha
Miriam A. Hyman
Patricia Kingsley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ry Russo-Young's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sun Is Also a Star is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
