FeaturePG-132019·100m·6.9

The Sun Is Also a Star

Love is a universe all of its own.

RomanceDrama

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.

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Cast

Yara Shahidi

Natasha Kingsley

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

Jordan Williams

Peter Kingsley

Keong Sim

Dae Hyun Bae

Cathy Shim

Min Soo Bae

Shamika Cotton

Hannah

Camrus Johnson

Omar Hassabala

Harry Chambarry

Angry Passenger

Tash Neal

Guitarist

Donna Hayes

Jamaican Market Woman

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: $9.0M
Revenue: $6.8M
Age rating: PG-13
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: Alloy EntertainmentMetro-Goldwyn-MayerWarner Bros. Pictures

Crew

Director

Ry Russo-Young

Writers

Nicola Yoon, Tracy Oliver

Wynn Thomas

Production Design

Joe Landauer

Editor

Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Director of Photography

Gallery

Reviews

CinemaSerf

3/27/2022

5.0

I was wondering if this film was sponsored by the New York tourist board? Every time there was an opportunity for us to actually get to know the characters, or to get an inkling as to why they were bonding so well, we were diverted to a song and some extended GVs of the city. As such, their whirlwind romance didn't resonate and the surfeit of coincidences left me expecting an imminent lottery jackpot. If they really did spend $9m on this, then it wasn't on the script which is pretty pedestrian. It isn't a bad film - but it is instantly forgettable.