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  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 46 m

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...

Directed By: Patricia Riggen

Written By: Ligiah Villalobos

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • The Weinstein Company
  • 1 h 46 m

Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 21 User Ratings
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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...

Directed By: Patricia Riggen

Written By: Ligiah Villalobos

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
59
67% Positive
16 Reviews
33% Mixed
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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91
The film says that the U.S. immigrant situation is untenable, but then it forces US to ask: What should be done?
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
75
The result is a genuinely cathartic night at the movies - which is one of the reasons we go to them in the first place. Art it ain't, but popcorn is rarely this skilled or seductive.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
75
A powerful and evocative account of the efforts undertaken to forge a perilous mother-and-child reunion. Told in Spanish with English subtitles, it is a moving tale of yearning, as well as unflagging courage and determination.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
63
If Under the Same Moon is formula melodrama, the film is well acted and its lead character perceptively drawn.
By Stephen Cole FULL REVIEW
63
Accomplished and well-intentioned to the extent that one wants to accentuate the positive, but the positive isn't the whole, alas; for every moment in the film that evokes classic neo-realism, there's another that's commonplace or overly sentimental.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
50
This largely Spanish-language film brings on the waterworks because its core story is undeniably affecting. The whole movie, however, would be more convincing if the elements around that vital core were more multidimensional and less contrived.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
40
The duo's travels never gain a traction of their own, and the film's destination feels overdetermined despite its sweetness.
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19% Negative
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19% Negative
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Production Company Creando Films, Fidecine, Potomac Pictures, The Weinstein Company
Release Date Mar 19, 2008
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline A boy living in Mexico crosses the Mexican/US Border to reunite with his mother.
Website http://www.foxsearchlight.com/underthesamemoon/
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Awards

Imagen Foundation Awards
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
ALMA Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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