The Sun Is Also a Star

The Sun Is Also a Star

The Sun Is Also a Star

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The Sun Is Also a Star

"Love is a universe all of its own"

2019

1h 40m

7.0(614 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Alloy Entertainment

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Yara Shahidi

Natasha Kingsley

Yara Shahidi

Acting

Charles Melton

Daniel Jae Ho Bae

Charles Melton

Acting

Hill Harper

Lester Barnes

Hill Harper

Acting

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Samuel Kingsley

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Acting

Jake Choi

Charlie Bae

Jake Choi

Acting

John Leguizamo

Jeremy Martinez

John Leguizamo

Acting

Anais Lee

Young Natasha

Anais Lee

Acting

Miriam A. Hyman

Patricia Kingsley

Miriam A. Hyman

Acting

Jordan Williams

Peter Kingsley

Jordan Williams

Acting

Keong Sim

Dae Hyun Bae

Keong Sim

Acting

Cathy Shim

Min Soo Bae

Cathy Shim

Acting

Shamika Cotton

Hannah

Shamika Cotton

Acting

Camrus Johnson

Omar Hassabala

Camrus Johnson

Acting

Harry Chambarry

Angry Passenger

No Image

Acting

Tash Neal

Guitarist

No Image

Acting

Donna Hayes

Jamaican Market Woman

No Image

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