Film
The Namesake
2006 · 2h 2m · Drama
Two Worlds. One Journey.
- IMDb
- 7.5
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85%
- Metacritic
- 82
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Overview
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
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Cast
Kal Penn
Gogol / Nikhil
Irrfan Khan
Ashoke Ganguli
Tabu
Ashima Ganguli
Jacinda Barrett
Maxine Ratliffe
Zuleikha Robinson
Moushumi Mazoomdar
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ashoke's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Ashima's Father
Sahira Nair
Sonali Ganguli
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Brooke Smith
Sally
Jagannath Guha
Ghosh
Heather MacRae
Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Crew
- Mira NairDirector · Producer
- Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay
- Jhumpa LahiriNovel
- Zarina ScrewvalaProducer
- Dinaz StaffordProducer
- Yukie KitoProducer
- Ronnie ScrewvalaProducer
- Lydia Dean PilcherProducer
- Lori Keith DouglasProducer
- Anadil HossainProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 2, 2006
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $20,354,321
- Genres
- Drama
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