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All the Right Moves (1983)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:10

Rotten:9

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Stefan (Tom Cruise) is determined to leave the sleepy Pennsylvania mining town of Ampipe where he is growing up. An exceptional athlete, Stef sees football as his ticket out. His pursuit of a... Stefan (Tom Cruise) is determined to leave the sleepy Pennsylvania mining town of Ampipe where he is growing up. An exceptional athlete, Stef sees football as his ticket out. His pursuit of a scholarship, however, brings him at odds with his combative coach (Craig T. Nelson). While rebelling against his coach and his town, Stef takes up with Lisa Litski (Lea Thompson), an attractive schoolmate and talented saxophone player. Cruise graduated to leading man status with this film, one of many early 1980s pictures with strong teen identities. His sexy, defiant presence carries the film. First-time director Michael Chapman (cinematographer of TAXI DRIVER and many other films) proves himself especially adept in capturing the intense football sequences. [More]

Starring: Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson, Craig T. Nelson, Chris Penn

Starring: Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson, Craig T. Nelson, Chris Penn, Leon Robinson

Director: Michael Chapman

Director: Michael Chapman

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Mar 5, 2002

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
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Cliched and clunky. Not really a great showcase for Cruise or Chris Penn.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/07/07
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine

his naive little movie hopes to prove itself the Flashdance of football.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
08/07/07
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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This cliche-riddled picture was the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Michael Chapman, who took no risks in his first time out.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/07/07
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he 1983 film presents a fairly realistic portrait of high school life and is best at evoking the rhythm of emotions that come with overcast autumn days, factory layoffs, high school football and young romance. If you start examining the details of the plo

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

Marred by a fake happy ending that negates the predominantly gloom mood, this small-town fable is cliche-ridden, though it's nicely shot and well-acted by Tom Cruise as the restless, stifled hero just before he became a star.

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04/04/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Cruise has always been an underrated actor, but this is early "non wacko" Cruise

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02/26/07
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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Passable teen/sports movie.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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Time Out

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07/01/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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06/25/05
Moriarty
Moriarty
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The movie gets into the dynamics of the high-school student body and into the tender, complicated relationship between the Cruise character and his girlfriend (Lea Thompson).

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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03/22/04
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03/22/04
Rebecca Murray
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01/30/04
Lori Hoffman
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Atlantic City Weekly

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

For all its air of realism and grit, the film has a fairy-tale quality.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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04/10/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

An ending so unlikely in that forlorn uplift way that an insulin shot should be offered as part of the DVD's packaging.

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04/13/02
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

All the Right Moves is a low-key, well-acted and beautifully photographed slice-of-life “people” story.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/08/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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