Sunshine

Sunshine (1999)

  • 74% of critics liked it
    (53 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (6,747 ratings)

The fortunes of a family of Hungarian Jews are followed over the course of nearly 150 years in this epic historical drama, with leading man Ralph Fiennes playing three different roles. The story begins in the late 18th century, as Aaron and Josefa Sonnenschein (the name means "Sunshine" in… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Israel Horovitz, István Szabó
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Jun 9, 2000 Wide
Paramount Classics

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    Much like her character holds together her family, Harris's warm and robust performance holds together Sunshine.

  • Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

    It's all so damn tasteful that a quick burst of brash, crass Hollywood vitality would come as a relief.

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    The third act really flames out.

  • Karina Montgomery, Cinerina

    Sunshine has done the impossible by reinventing the concept of "high stakes," it's a marvelous treat...gripping and beautiful, twining the music of the spheres with the reptilian brain inside us all.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cameron J


    Definately not to be mistaken for that 2007 Danny Boyle sci-fi flick; this is "Sunshine" in '99. Sorry for that lame rhyme, but I feel as though it needs to be emphasized that this is definately not Danny Boyle's "Sunshine", seeing as how that's… More

  • Daisy M


    Sunshine was a wonderful movie that followed four generations of a Jewish Hungarian family through seventy troubled years of Hungarian history.I felt pleased with the idea of Ralph Fiennes playing multiple roles.Each character he played was different and separate from the rest.Ignatz… More

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