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The Sun Is Also a Star

2019 · 100 min

A tender, wistful day-long romance that coasts on charm and chemistry, sweetly earnest even when its stakes turn heavy.

Tagline: Love is a universe all of its own.
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.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, immigration, family, fate
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
immigration
family
fate
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild