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Racing With the Moon

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Racing With the Moon (1984)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:6

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Two young men enjoy the last days of their boyhood before enlisting in the military during the time of the Second World War. A tender, bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the horrible trauma of... Two young men enjoy the last days of their boyhood before enlisting in the military during the time of the Second World War. A tender, bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the horrible trauma of social violence. [More]

Starring: Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen

Starring: Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin

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Aug 5, 2008

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  • Artfully directed by Richard Benjamin, Racing with the Moon is a film so tender, so insightful, so full of heart that you'll never quite forget it. This is the story of Henry "Hopper" Nash (Sean Penn) and his buddy Nicky (Nicolas Cage) enjoying their last boyish exploits before they enter the Marines. Elizabeth McGovern portrays Penn's mysterious girlfriend. What ensues is a tender, bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the trauma of growing up too fast. The result is a magic moment, brilliantly captured within the emotional crosscurrent of America's most dramatic time.
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    03/26/09
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    Everyone tries hard, but the movie is essentially superficial and has difficulty sustaining audience interest.

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    09/16/08
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    02/25/07
    Jake Euker
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    A sentimental view of small-town life in WWII, in which the railroads and train station are just as important as the human characters.

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    10/31/06
    Emanuel Levy
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    Very little seems to happen in this social vacuum, and none of it is memorable.

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    12/21/04
    Christopher Null
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    It's easy to end a movie with 'I love you,' but it's hard to get there honestly.

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    Roger Ebert
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    A small movie about first love with abundant emotional riches.

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    07/23/03
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    It lacks [My Favourite Year's] winning charm.

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    An exceptionally appealing movie about subjects you may think you've already had enough of -- growing up, first love and the shouldering of arms and other responsibilities.

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    05/20/03
    Vincent Canby
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    I don't care for Benjamin's way of using death to validate his sentimental themes, but at this point any American movie that can get past the 'I love you's without audience snickers has to be counted a success.

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