Amira & Sam

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Amira & Sam

2014,

1h 28m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Romance

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79%

29 Reviews

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69%

500+ Ratings

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79%

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29 Reviews

69%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

A veteran tries to assimilate back into civilian life in a country he barely recognizes while trying to win the heart of an Iraqi immigrant.

Critics Consensus

Amira & Sam doesn't quite live up to its premise -- or the chemistry of its stars -- but its flaws are overcome by its sweet, subversive charm.

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Jessica Luther

Bitch Media

Jan 25, 2021

This rom-com is, at points, too big for its britches. But Shihabi and Starr ground the characters, they make them believable, and they make you fall in love with them.

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Mark Dujsik

RogerEbert.com

Jan 30, 2015

2.5/4

When the eponymous couple is together, 'Amira & Sam' is an earnest and considerate examination of two people falling in love, but the movie lacks certainty when handling these characters separately.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Jan 29, 2015

The script is thoughtful, but its anger is diffuse, with laissez-faire capitalism and the problems of illegal immigrants and returning soldiers jostling for attention.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Jul 18, 2019

3/5

A modest, carefully performed New York love story that unites disparate cultures across a variety of potential incendiary topics.

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Aug 28, 2018

This film, oddly enough, manages not only to draw convincing performances from the leads, but also to connect, with very light hands, American militarism with finance capital.

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John Fink

The Film Stage

Feb 24, 2016

B+

A kind of counter-narrative, free from partisan political commentary, Amira & Sam takes the smart high ground

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Draco P

Aug 18, 2017

A lovely little movie about two very genuine-feeling characters that fall in love despite being on seemingly opposing sides. Starr puts in a nice performance, but it's Dina Shihabi who really steals the show with her fantastic portrayal of an unconventional damsel-in-distress. Both Starr and Shihabi make it very easy to feel a connection to their characters and to become invested in their futures as they attempt to solve their respective problems that threaten to tear them apart. 'Amira & Sam' definitely isn't flashy with a big Hollywood feel and it really is the characters themselves that sell the film, a huge credit to the script writer. This is one for all the romantics out there.

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Synopsis

A veteran tries to assimilate back into civilian life in a country he barely recognizes while trying to win the heart of an Iraqi immigrant.

Director: Sean Mullin
Producer: Timothy R. Boyce Jr., Terry Leonard, Michael Connors, Erich Lochner
Screenwriter: Sean Mullin
Production Co: Hole in 1 Productions, Vanishing Angle, Five By Eight Productions, Strongman Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.8K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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