Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte
Written By: Amole Gupte
Starring: Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Tanay Chheda, Bugs Bhargava, Darsheel Safary, Sachet Engineer, Megha Bengali, Alorika Chatterjee, Gurkirtan Chauhan, Lalitha Lajmi, Sanjay Dadich
AKA: Taare Zameen Par
Country: India
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Like Stars on Earth belongs to 17 collections
1. IMDb Top 250 Complete (collaborative: moderated by Jorg - 23 stars)
2. Children in lead role (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 8 stars)
3. IMDb Top of The 2000's (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
4. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
5. Best of India (collaborative: moderated by Yugesh - 2 stars)
6. Top 2000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 2 stars)
7. Bollywood (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 1 star)
8. 81st Academy Awards: Best Foreign Film submissions (collaborative: moderated by chemical404 - 1 star)
9. Hindi/Bollywood Offbeat Movies (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 1 star)
10. IMDb Top 250 (2 years) (public: sianaa - 1 star)
11. IMDB Top 250 (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
12. Dyslexia (collaborative: moderated by iceblox)
13. Filmfare: Best Movie (collaborative: moderated by iceblox)
14. Bollywood films on Blu-ray (collaborative: moderated by iceblox)
15. Hindi (collaborative: moderated by karan04)
16. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 28 (public: PeaceAnarchy)
17. on PLEX (public: ozdemibr)
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| Dec 22, 2022 |  |
le mami | 60 52nd |
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Best Aamir Khan featuring film I've seen so far. Young actor is just great!
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| Mar 30, 2021 |  |
Soixist | 76 48th |
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Good
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| Feb 09, 2021 |  |
coffee | 60 32nd |
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Very preachy and on the nose... the movie is trying too hard to force you to create some deep emotions or something.
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| Apr 12, 2020 | alwayshere88 | 76 69th |
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It doesn't get good until Aamir Khan shows up maybe after 1 hour.
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| Apr 01, 2020 |  |
gokseltuzun | 80 49th |
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Corona Günleri @ist esenler with merdo klasik anlatı anlamında güzel. ama daha efso bi şey bekliyordum.
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| Mar 12, 2018 |  |
bhajansunlo | 75 71st |
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For many, it may feel like an over-sentimental sob story and it is. But it is also a film that was hugely important and damn it, the film might actually make you tear up.
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| Dec 16, 2017 |  |
keurne | 75 79th |
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x2
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| Dec 10, 2017 |  |
CosmicMonkey | 78 58th |
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I'm not dyslexic, I'm ADHD, but dammit, close enough, I definitely could relate to this kid, and came closing to crying at points. The first half does a really great job of illustrating neurodivergence to an Neurotypical audience through some really clever cinematic choices. The second half, however, goes downhill a bit, slowly wandering more and more into just typical inspirational, feel-good family film kind of territory.
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| Dec 26, 2016 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 63 14th |
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If a talented editor got a hold of this it might be a solid film. It'd still be over-sentimental and the kid's performance would still be uneven and I still wouldn't like it much, but at least it wouldn't be 160 minutes with an endless array of draggy scenes, and that's without touching the excessive musical numbers that sometimes grind the film to a halt. I appreciate the core of the film and what it has to say, and it's quite well shot, but it's just not very good as a whole.
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| Mar 19, 2016 | ahmetay74 | 92 97th |
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such a masterpiece!
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| Jun 01, 2015 |  |
d_r_e_s_ | 3 65th |
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Probably my favorite Aamir Khan film. Maybe a bit over the top at some points, but then again, most Bollywood films are I guess..? But man, it makes you feel good. *Good
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| Jul 28, 2014 |  |
gkfilm | 70 79th |
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Entertainment: 4/4 -- except for the crappy first 10 minutes, the rest of the movie was captivating. Spirituality: 2/3 -- what it really means to care for a child. Sustainability: 1/3 -- equality of all children.
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| Jun 10, 2014 |  |
Kavu | 83 79th |
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15-minute story told in 160 minutes, but I didn't really mind that much. Good job all around.
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| May 29, 2013 |  |
lockstock | 49 32nd |
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beste bollywood film die ik ooit zag!...
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| Feb 03, 2013 |  |
Trooth | 80 82nd |
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I sure do love me a good Bollywood musical. And if nothing else, this movie is likely to make you want to go paint a picture of something.
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| Jul 27, 2012 |  |
eCitizen | 70 70th |
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Inspirational and heartwarming movie about a dyslexic young boy with a creative mind and an art teacher who helps him overcome his disability. Some of the movie was painful to watch, and some of the dialog difficult to understand. I liked the artistic creativity. My heart went out to the boy with the crushed spirit. but finally there was hope and a somewhat sappy over the top happy ending.
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| Jan 28, 2012 |  |
iyisinek | 76 72nd |
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ögretmen, ögrenci, disleksi, ögrenme güclügü (disleksi hastasi ishaan'a yardimci olan ögretmenin ve ögrencinin hkiayesi süre cok uzun.)
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| Feb 07, 2011 |  |
Taliban | 0 10th |
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pretty mellow
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| Jan 24, 2010 |  |
vheujge | 48 26th |
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Incredibly pretentious movie that insults the audience's intelligence. Aamir Khan never impressed me with his acting and I doubt he'll impress me with his directing if this first venture of his into the field is him actually trying. I couldn't care about the main character either. It doesn't even manage to manipulate emotions since it's so contrived and preachy. Skip it.
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| Jan 10, 2010 |  |
mohan | 93 63rd |
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Great film - considering that it comes from Bollywood - an important message that needs to be delivered to Indian/Asian/Developing-nation parents. Could have been an exceptional film if it had sustained the ratio of realism/melodramatism through to the end.
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| Mar 01, 2009 |  |
LouisMazzini | 72 48th |
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The first half of the film has a brilliant kind of new wave feel to it. The second half with Khan descends into this horrible narcissistic rubbish. He is portrayed so utterly flawless that he might as well be wearing a crown of thorns and walking on water during his scenes. The film ultimately cops out by perpetuating this myth that everyone with a disability is simply hiding some kind of exceptional talent.
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| Jul 27, 2008 |  |
iceblox | 85 94th |
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Impressive directorial debut by Aamir Khan. Predictable and a bit syrupy, but still an enjoyable movie. I like movies with messages, and this one carries one quite important.
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| Jul 07, 2008 |  |
aqeel | 68 56th |
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Exceptional performance by the young kid. The first half of the movie is brilliant. The moment Amir Khan enters the stage, it becomes another Indian film.
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| Apr 07, 2018 |  |
ehk2 | 10 14th |
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I could hardly stand that spastic for an hour. All he needed was a good 'discipline' and that I hope he'll receive it in that boarding school! But this is a movie therefore I am sure he'll get a more 'gentle' pedagogical treatment... Anyway, I don't care to know consequences by wasting another one and an half hour on those.
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| Average Percentile 59.68% from 923 Ratings |  |