Americanish

This film was so cute and entertaining while still tackling current politcal problems. We need more films like this. It's not my culture and I'm so glad to have the opportunity to get a peek into other people's lives and cultures.

Too much of Hollywood has been about only white people for way too long. The world has more to offer and well-written and well-directed movies like this should become commonplace.

Great job to both the actors and production team. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys fun rom-coms. My spouse loved it too.

I can't wait to see what this director makes next.

Americanish beautifully portrays a range of experiences among Muslim-American women in a contemporary world. The film demonstrates that Muslim women are not a monolith, despite often being represented as such. All three of the leading women are driven and persistent in pursuit of their differing goals. By highlighting these differences, the film challenges the harmful stereotype of Muslim women as universally oppressed and devoid of agency. The film is so funny and enjoyable, but also poignant and filled with deeper meaning. I was rooting for Sameem, Ameera, and Maryam from beginning to end! It was a joy to watch and I can't recommend it enough.

I saw Americanish at a film festival thinking I was at another screening, but I'm delighted that I got to see this instead! The movie does an impressive job of weaving together multiple stories of very different women who are all fully believable and sympathetic. It hits a good balance of complicated, challenging situations and rom-com hijinks. My one complaint is that I did not get as much of the mother's story as I would have liked, but with four narratives to balance it's impossible to fully explore all the threads in one movie. Definitely worth seeing and sharing!

It was a funny, charming, feel-good movie. Reminded me of simpler times, definitely worth watching.

Americanish made me laugh out loud. It is so relatable. Having grown up in different countries and finally becoming my own person in the US, I related to both the sisters. I remember the exact day when I decided to remove my hijab. In my professional life, I've had to bite my tongue many times, so I fully relate to Sam. The mother daughter relationship was so well portrayed. As heavy as all these topics were, it was phenomenal that Americanish made me laugh so hard. Muslim women are not monolithic. We are multifaceted and Americanish did a great job portraying that.