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By Seth Y (151) on 14 Aug 2014

The truest portrayal of Hindu life in America…

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By Paul K (987) on 13 Aug 2014

Another New York film, to follow 'Margaret', watched recently. This is an ensemble piece, and covers one family's history over a lifetime…

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By Daniel M (2,592) on 11 Aug 2014

The Namesake is a well-written drama that stays nicely paced from beginning to end. Great acting and overall a pleasant film to watch…

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By Diana G (72) on 27 May 2014

The movie the Namesake is about an Indian family who makes a move from India to New York…

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By Pavandeep S (469) on 16 Apr 2014

Maybe being a Punjabi male born outside my original homeland, I can sympathize with this film much more than most people, but personally, I…

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By Bob W (910) on 09 Nov 2013

I'm really conflicted about this movie, because it's so perfectly true of how the Indian immigrant experience is--it captures perfectly each…

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By Mohammed M (70) on 10 Oct 2013

I read the book years ago and I liked it coz of its refreshing tone but this film is like a fast-forward version of book that loses the rhythm…

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By Rahul N (23) on 09 Oct 2013

Although Film is good, go for Book instead its much more fulfilling…

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By Debie S (5) on 28 Sep 2013

I saw The Namesake. I had recorded it from the Sundance Channel…

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By Suraj S (65) on 22 Sep 2013

It's an interesting story for a movie that can get really slow if you don't give it the proper attention…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 20 Sep 2013

Rambles a little bit after the halfway mark, but enjoyable nonetheless…

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By Hassan I (222) on 28 Jun 2013

Despite its awkward set-up & too straight forward story-telling, quite satisfactory indeed…

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By Stephen E (810) on 14 Jun 2013

The Namesake is an emotional, heart-wrenching film filled with beauty and subtlety…

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By Sagar M (41) on 26 Apr 2013

A really good effort from Mira Nair that is brought down from being as masterful as it could have been by major pacing issues…

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By Shirley H (37) on 15 Apr 2013

2: The Namesake has a plethora of very poignant moments (often revolving around death, birth, marriage, or other similarly life changing events),…

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By Yvette B (9) on 13 Apr 2013

This film focuses on a couple from Bengali that lives by Hindu traditions and has come to embark on a journey to a life of the America way…

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By Diana W (351) on 10 Feb 2013

Although lacking emotional intensity in parts, this is one of the best films about family, heritage and identity to hit the big screen in ages…

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By Meredith W (585) on 04 Jan 2013

The Namesake is a poignant film, based on a wonderful work of fiction, and it is never anything other than faithful to its source material…

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By Andrew H (1,696) on 22 Nov 2012

Tabu and Irfan Khan's chemistry was so perfect, and then Kal Penn came in and screwed everything up…

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By Steph S (413) on 22 Nov 2012

Tabu and Irfan Khan's chemistry was so perfect, and then Kal Penn came in and screwed everything up…

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