Amira And Sam
However, when Amira runs into immigration trouble, Sam offers to keep her safe at his apartment. After a rocky start, their unlikely friendship starts to blossom into something more.
6 January 1972, Brooklyn, New York, USA
22 August 1981, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
8 October 1988, Maine, USA
13 January 1975, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
17 September 1984, Sacramento, California, USA
30 July 1982, Santa Monica, California, USA
23 July 1982, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
12 February 1981, Westchester County, New York, USA
28 June 1980, Cape Town, South Africa
7 August 1944, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
24 August 1955, Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA
1 December 1969, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
February 03, 2015
Writer-director Sean Mullin's first feature is genuine and human.
January 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.
January 29, 2015
It gets by on low-level sweetness and guile until delivering an unexpectedly powerful emotional sucker-punch at the end.
January 31, 2015
Charming performances by the well-cast leads, Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi, compensate for a clunky, contrived, sitcom-ish screenplay.
February 24, 2016
A kind of counter-narrative, free from partisan political commentary, Amira & Sam takes the smart high ground
January 30, 2015
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.
January 29, 2015
Chief among its pluses is the low-key warmth of leads Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi.
February 13, 2015
A nice little movie that you might well enjoy, if only you'll give it a chance.
January 29, 2015
This indie drama is unconvincing as a love story and heavy-handed in its message of tolerance.
January 30, 2015
A delightfully engaging, convention-busting slice of of-the-moment America that is far from the typical culture-clash romantic dramedy.
January 29, 2015
"Amira & Sam" is all over the map in terms of tone. But it does score a few points as an unusual tale about the casualties of war.
