The Man in the Moon

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Kaitlyn K @RT80254770 Aug 6 my favorite movie that I have ever gotten the privilege to watch. even though is has an absolutely gut wrenching ending, the constant tension between Dani and Kort (them being so truly inlove with eachother but not being able to act on it), breaks my heart. my love for this movie goes so deep that I am genuinely set on naming my son Kort after one of the main characters. (also eff you maureen, you evil biotch. you know what you did to dani was wrong and you’re the reason for the movie ending how it did and I will die on that hill.) See more Noel L @RT15930389 Jul 12 What an adorable serious coming of age film See more thiago S @Thiagostone Mar 27 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Kayla A @K28282 Jan 4 This movie was porley written and the script is awful. Why put two sisters against one another just because a man wants to get it in? Seems like a man wrote this. Absolute bs. If my sister n man did this I would of been the tractor if yfm See more Alexis T @RT64293593 Sep 28 This movie was buns bro. It was so cringey and the one guy Court was weird for liking Dani. He was entertaining her fan girling over him and he kept wanting to kiss her when she looked so much younger. It was giving brother and sister relationship. He kept making inappropriate comments towards her. It will make her grow up think that is what love is. It was really awkward and they didn’t have any emotional bond. He was kinda acting like he liked her then to sleep with her sister. All the injuries were forced. His death was really stupid and didn’t make sense… It was karma I guess. It was like the script writer based it of a fever dream. See more Joey H. @Joeyhubb1989 07/30/2025 Released on October 4th, 1991; the Man in the Moon tells a beautiful story about the powerful bonds of family, sisterhood, and young love, all seen through the eyes of two girls and one boy. Directed by Oscar nominee Robert Mulligan, the man behind To Kill a Mockingbird, Clara’s Heart, Summer of ‘42 and other great films, the story takes place in the summer of 1957, in a small country town of Louisiana. The main character is 14 year old Danielle “Dani” Trant, portrayed by future Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon in her feature film debut. She lives with her father Matthew; portrayed by Sam Waterston, mother Abigail; portrayed by Tess Harper, older sister Maureen; portrayed by Emily Warfield and baby sister Missy. Maureen is going to be off to college in the fall and is currently going out with a boy named Billy Sanders, played by Bentley Mitchum, although she is not in love with him. Abigail is pregnant with baby number four, which Matthew is hoping will be their first son. Dani and Maureen are very close and usually share everything with each other, but all that is tested when the Foster family moves in down the road and they both wind up laying eyes on the teenage son Court Foster, played by Jason London. At first the story is all about Dani spending time with Court while experiencing her first ever crush and feelings of affection, which eventually results in her having her first ever kiss. But then later when Court meets Maureen, who has just recently ended things with Billy, it’s love at first sight for both of them and Maureen finally finds the love connection she’s always been looking for, which ends up causing a rift between her and Dani, and in turn causes a rift between Dani and Court. But just when things can’t seem to get any worse, tragedy strikes and it ends up affecting both girls in different ways, drawing them further apart before eventually bringing the two of them back together. Late film critic Roger Ebert named this as one of his top ten films of 1991, and I 1000% agree with him. This was to be Robert Mulligan’s final film of his career before his retirement and eventual death in 2008. The story is touching, endearing, heartwarming and also will tug at your heartstrings in all the right places. I give this classic film a solid 10/10. The cast is perfect and the direction is perfect. See more Read all reviews

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