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Racing with the Moon

1984 · 108 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story that lingers on small moments of friendship and first love before the shadow of war.

Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
It was 1943. And young men were counting the days before they went off to war...
Overview
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

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Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • class
  • war
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Written by
Steve Kloves
Starring
Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen, Rutanya Alda, Max Showalter, Crispin Glover, Barbara Howard
Music
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
John Bailey
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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