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The Man In The Moon
Based on a true story, the movie revolves around two sisters Maureen Trant and Dani whose strong connection is about to be thrown off balance when the two compete for the attention of local boy Court Foster.
29 October 1987
10 August 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 March 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
15 September 1925, Finland
29 October 1987
5 September 1934, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
29 January 1947, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
15 August 1950, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA
7 August 1938, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
January 01, 2000
This cast is a knock-out. As the parents, veterans Sam Waterston, Tess Harper and Gail Strickland lead these novice teen actors in setting standards that these young performers will spend the rest of their careers trying to emulate.
March 31, 2005
Mulligan uses a delicate touch in revealing the confusion in growing up and the loss in discovering that the world isn't as simple or perfect as children believe it to be.
January 01, 2000
"The Man in the Moon" is a wonderful movie, but it is more than that, it is a victory of tone and mood. It is like a poem.
January 01, 2000
Self-contained in its own simplicity
September 10, 2002
"The Man in the Moon" doesn't break anything, but it does know a thing or two about first love and friendship. A small gem.
July 15, 2003
Tender and touching film about two sisters whose close relationship is tested by the joy of love and the pain of grief.
June 24, 2006
The heart-warming tone steadily becomes overheated.
July 29, 2002
"a drama that lingers on in the memory"
August 30, 2004
Gets an outstandingly natural performance out of Miss Witherspoon, who has no trouble carrying a lot of the film single-handedly. It falls to her to remind the audience that this story is at heart about a family, and she does.
January 01, 2000
"The Man in the Moon" is an intimate, sentimental coming-of-age drama, a sweet little puppy love movie crushed by the enormity of its tragic twists.
March 26, 2009
Newcomer Witherspoon manages to strike exactly the right note as the tomboy on the verge of womanhood while Waterston works on several levels at once.
January 24, 2005
Beautifully filmed, with Mulligan's special gifts for depicting country life and the South.