The Sun Is Also a Star is a 2019 American teen romance film directed by Ry Russo-Young and written by Tracy Oliver, based on the young adult novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon.

The film stars Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, and John Leguizamo, and follows a young couple who fall in love, while one of their families faces deportation.

Daniel and Natasha stop by the shop owned by his parents and then go to a planetarium and a Korean karaoke bar.

Daniel leaves the interview early and walks her home to meet her family before they head to the airport.

Natasha is shown returning to Jamaica and going to school, while Daniel attends Hunter College and works in a restaurant.

[6] In July 2018, Cathy Shim was cast to play Min Soo Bae, a Korean immigrant in the film.

[2] In the United States and Canada, the film was released on May 17, 2019, alongside John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and A Dog's Journey, and was initially projected to gross $6–12 million from 2,037 theaters in its opening weekend.

The website's critical consensus reads: "The Sun Is Also a Star has a pair of easy-to-love leads, but tests the audience's affection with a storyline that strains credulity past the breaking point.

[1] Amy Nicholson of Variety wrote: "this crowd-pleaser convinces us to spend one day savoring an American Dream.