A beautifully wrought, emotionally charged, dark-edged fairy tale of a film.
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12/24/03
In America (2003)
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Reviews Counted:170
Fresh:151
Rotten:19
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: A rich and moving story about an immigrant family adjusting to life in New York.
Theatrical Release:31-10-2003
Synopsis: From master storyteller Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot," "In The Name of the Father") comes a deeply personal and emotionally raw tale of a family finding its soul IN AMERICA. Through the wide-open... [More]
Starring: Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger
Director: Jim Sheridan
Reviews for In America
One the most lovable, moving films I have seen in recent years.
12/22/03
Since the film's intentions were good, I guess I'm supposed to overlook all the contrivances and naïveté.
12/22/03
These characters are so likable, the young girls so engagingly delightful, that we root for these survivors to succeed and overcome.
12/21/03
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12/19/03
Top CriticIn America is a movie that believes in magic
12/19/03
About feeling at home in your surroundings and in your own skin, and Sheridan bastes his characters' healing processes in an appealing mix of grieving and optimism.
12/19/03
Lovely and unusual -- a fresh, genuinely moving story populated by fully realized characters.
12/19/03
It humbles its audience and engenders a sense of empathy.
12/19/03
A richly emotional story of a family’s salvation, told with heart and surprising humor.
12/19/03
The American family is made up of many, many such stories.
12/19/03
There’s nothing quite like a movie with characters you fall in love with, characters you actually miss when the lights go up.
12/19/03
There are so many beautiful, tender moments in In America ... that it's easy to forgive Sheridan's manipulative ploys.
12/19/03
It's largely thanks to the remarkable Bolger girls that this tale of illegal immigrants looking for a new life in the Big Apple plays as well as it does.
12/19/03
Deeply moving and funny.
12/19/03
... Oscar voters should reward Sheridan (and his co-writing daughters Naomi and Kirsten) with nominations for picture, director and original screenplay.
12/19/03
Too precious, perhaps, but there's no denying that it has a magical sweetness.
12/18/03
Contains moments so pure and precise that they take us by surprise.
12/17/03
One cannot help but get emotionally involved with this movie.
12/16/03
A deeply personal, wishful film from Dublin-born and -based director-writer Jim Sheridan, In America is easily one of the year's best features.
12/15/03
Latest News for In America
July 24, 2006:
Kid Stars Sign Up for "Spiderwick"
Young actors Freddie Highmore ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") and Sarah Bolger ("In America") have signed to star in Paramount's big-screen rendition... More...
April 13, 2006:
Rogue Shows Some Fuzz Love
Read on for a very formal press release from Rogue Pictures, the ultimate gist of which is this: Rogue, which is the "genre arm" of Universal Pictures, will distribute... More...
November 11, 2005:
In Other News..."Get Rich" Suffers From PA Shooting
An abysmally low Tomatometer and offensive billboards aren't the only problems plaguing this week's Jim Sheridan-50 Cent release, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" -- one... More...
August 04, 2005:
Trailer Bulletin: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
From Jim Sheridan, the director of "In America" and "My Left Foot," comes the big-screen tale of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's bitter life on the... More...
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