In America (2002)

hard to do, as Irish émigrés Johnny and Sarah (Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton) discover when they hit the streets of modern-day Manhattan, their two spunky young daughters in tow, and emerge into a realm as comical and adventure-filled as it is strange and terrifying. The family faces a dizzying new future, but first they must face down a past that haunts every single one of them. With no cash to spare, Johnny and Sarah settle into achaotic New York tenement populated by junkies, drag queens, and assorted low-lifes, and attempt to turn a Gothic horror-movie setting into a true home. From dragging an iffy-looking air conditioner across Manhattan to finding make-do jobs, nothing comes without a fight for the couple. While they see America as rife with challenges, dangers, and weirdness, their daughters see it as a magical place where anything can happen: a place that mightrelease them all from the anguish of what has come before. Then on Halloween, Christy and Ariel (sisters Emma and Sarah Bolger) dare to knock on the door of ...