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The Namesake (2006)
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Reviews Counted:124
Fresh:106
Rotten:18
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: An ambitious exploration of the immigrant experience with a talented cast that serves the material well.
Theatrical Release: Sep 2, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $13.5M
Synopsis: "The Namesake" is the story of the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without... [More]
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Jul 6, 2010
Sprawling, uneven, heartfelt
Aug 27, 2009
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Oct 18, 2008
Top CriticBuoyed by terrific performances from Irrfan Kahn and the tremendous Tabu, the film is a bit homogenized but does a good job of exploring the dynamics of blending foreign cultures with American ways of life.
Sep 30, 2008
lacks focus and never quite finds its footing
Aug 17, 2008
This movie is not bad, I just couldn't connect with it. The Namesake is poignant (I cried once) and spans many years with grace and great acting, but it may be beyond my ken to truly appreciate as it deserves.
Feb 16, 2008
What holds it together are the subtle loving performances by Tabu and Khan, both Bollywoood stars. They never overplay, never spell out what can be said in a glance or a shrug, communicate great passion very quietly.
Dec 7, 2007
Top CriticMira Nair's film is called The Namesake which immediately focuses our attention toward the value of names and naming (and that theme is explored occasionally within the film), but to slip even further down the rabbit hole, the more intriguing area of disc
Dec 6, 2007
Kal Penn, who got kooky for 'Harold and Kumer Go To White Castle,' shows his impressive serious side here as Gogol Ganguli, a guy who suspects that his given name may be a fatal turnoff with females.
Nov 25, 2007
A magnificent meditation on what it might mean for many immigrants to be American in the 21st Century.
Nov 24, 2007
A fascinating and gripping drama on the search for identity...
Nov 13, 2007
The all too familiar tale of the upwardly mobile immigrants conflicted between tradition and modernity is played out for all it is worth.
Nov 12, 2007
Fabulous immigrant-family saga to see with teens.
Oct 31, 2007
This is a film made with obvious care and affection, both for the specifics of the story and the broader society it depicts.
Sep 27, 2007
Una película fresca, reveladora, emotiva, graciosa, encantadora, que se disfruta como un viaje o como un viejo libro que nos han dejado guardado para abrir, por primera vez, en el momento justo.
Jul 12, 2007
A very emotionally powerful, moving film.
Jun 7, 2007
intelligent and moving
May 10, 2007
When The Namesake ends, one feels as though one has lived with the characters instead of just watching them.
May 1, 2007
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