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Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)
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59 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: Adrian Alonso, Eugenio Derbez, Kate del Castillo
  • Summary: When the death of his grandmother leaves young Carlitos alone, he takes his fate into his own hands and heads north across the border to find his mother. As he journeys from his rural Mexican village to the L.A. barrio, Carlitos faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles with a steely determination and unfettered optimism that earn him the grudging respect and affection of a reluctant protector, a middle-aged migrant worker named Enrique. The unlikely pair finds their way from Tucson to East L.A., but the only clue Carlitos has to his mother's whereabouts is her description of the street corner from which she has called him each Sunday for the last four years. Unaware that Rosario is just hours away from returning to Mexico to be with her son, Carlitos and Enrique desperately comb the vast, unfamiliar city for a place he has seen only in his imagination. (Fox Searchlight)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    The film says that the U.S. immigrant situation is untenable, but then it forces US to ask: What should be done?
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    88
    It's an unexpectedly powerful little film that manages to say a lot of what, despite all the talk on the subject, isn't being said in the national debate on immigration.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    58
    For all the clumsy scenes and cloying performances, director Patricia Riggen puts her adults through tough choices and hard consequences.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. ChellyV.
    10
    Hi !, I just wanna add that this movie worths every minute you pay for see it, like no one other movie did it last year ( except ratatouille ) this touch your heart in a special way, is completely honest and you want to see more when u you see...the end.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. LucyP.D.
    10
    I can see some critics give a low rate altough they express many good things they found in the movie... a teerjerker movie is somthing bad?, they want more blood?, violent movies?, more "no happy endings " finals to give awards?...anyway, I enjoyed a lot this great movie, I love it!.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. GloriaG.
    10
    Surely one of my favorites for this 2008 !, a smart script, good actings, bravo México!.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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