• R, 2 hr. 4 min.
  • Drama
  • Directed By:
    Alan Parker
    In Theaters:
    Feb 19, 1982 Wide
    On DVD:
    Nov 6, 2007

Movies Like Shoot the Moon

Opening

77% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
36% The Hangover Part III May 23
93% Epic May 24
96% Before Midnight May 24
67% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
88% Fill the Void May 24
—— A Green Story May 24
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

86% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
49% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
56% Oblivion $2.3M
98% Mud $2.2M
37% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31
88% The East May 31

Shoot the Moon Reviews

Page 1 of 1
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Adds nothing much to the genre of family dramas.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Original Score: C+

June 11, 2011
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

| Original Score: 3/5

March 9, 2005
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Original Score: 3.5/4

October 23, 2004
Dan Callahan
Slant Magazine

Parker and Goldman seem to want this battling couple to represent a sort of romantic '60s point of view, and they show up the younger lovers as shallow, '70s-style hedonists.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Original Score: 3/4

November 25, 2007
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A racking film which explores divorce with sensitivity and artistic skill.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Original Score: 4/5

September 24, 2005
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

| Original Score: 4/5

July 29, 2005
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

High drama, albeit depressing, with Keaton and Finney in strong leads.

| Original Score: 4/5

April 23, 2007
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Not Parker's best, but done with uncanny precision.

| Original Score: 4/5

February 3, 2005
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

| Original Score: 4/5

June 12, 2005
Derek Adams
Time Out
Top Critic IconTop Critic
June 24, 2006
Vincent Canby
New York Times
Top Critic IconTop Critic
August 30, 2004

Film4
May 24, 2003

Variety
Top Critic IconTop Critic
October 18, 2008
Page 1 of 1
Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile