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Night Moves

1975 · 100 min

A slow, brooding neo-noir that immerses you in a labyrinth of secrets and moral ambiguity, leaving a lingering sense of despair.

Tagline
Maybe he would find the girl... maybe he would find himself.
Overview
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Written by
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Starring
Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, John Crawford, Susan Clark, Melanie Griffith, Edward Binns, Harris Yulin, Janet Ward
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
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Languages
Spanish, English

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