The Namesake (2007)
"Two Worlds. One Journey."
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 84%
(RT: 85%, MC: 82) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Ruma Guha Thakurta as Ashoke's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Ashima's Father
Sahira Nair as Sonali Ganguli
Is The Namesake good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 196 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 84%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
