In America

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Julian Rex M @Julian_M 07/07/2025 In America strains to find its place between silly and sad while also remaining compelling, but an assured screenplay, committed performances, and gorgeous direction by Jim Sheridan allow the film to be a highly relatable, if imperfect, exploration of belonging to this day. See more Jeremy S @RT61123228 01/03/2023 Paddy is excellent as always. It's a few years since I watched this but it remains the movie that made me into the biggest emotional mess. I wept. Hard. See more 03/04/2022 It starts out too slow were as my wife made me turn it off by the E.T. movie scene. I watched it by myself later and really enjoyed it. A lot of symbolism as Mateo dies, Sarah Mateo is brought to life. A dying man teaches a living man about life, etc. See more 01/21/2022 This movie was superb. It had such an amazing story line, fantastic acting, and the two major stars of the movie, the younger girls, did such a mature and incredible job handling their parts. I loved the feel good story, the family background, and the way it portrays a life in struggle and in good times. I would highly recommend this to anyone. A wonderful family movie. See more harry n @RT30577644 01/02/2022 Absolutely loved this movie. Why?, you ask. Because the character's, especially the two young girls were absolutely amazing. I wanted to take them home with me. The movie seemed like a slice of real life - nothing happened that couldn't have happened, but much ofit felt as though it must have happened. Still, until it was over, I had no idea that it was a true story. For those who felt it didn't depict the Irish Immigrant experience well enough, I say that you must have missed that they drove into the states from Canada. Clearly, they immigrated there first, not the U.S. - and since we were not given a glimpse of their time in Canada, nor how long they stayed there, we must assume that they spent some time there, because they drove to the U.S. in a car that they bought and carried possessions with them, things that they bought while in Canada. See more dave s @RT68722908 01/21/2021 While it's true that movies detailing the immigrant experience in America are nothing new and Jim Sheridan's In America doesn't really add anything new to the theme, it is still a fine film. Loosely based on Sheridan's own experiences, what makes In America a cut above other similar films are the subtle and nuanced writing and some fine performances, most notably those of Sarah and Emma Bolger as the young daughters of Johnny and Sarah (Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton). While the movie may be a bit episodic and melodramatic at times, it is effective in capturing the angst experienced by immigrants arriving in a new land. See more Read all reviews

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