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- 1991
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
- 1991
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Written By: Jenny Wingfield
- 1991
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
- 1991
- PG-13
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 39 m
The Man in the Moon
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Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Written By: Jenny Wingfield
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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78% Positive
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22% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
78% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
22% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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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.
Until its final reel, when it strains badly to accommodate an almost biblical stroke of retribution, The Man in the Moon is a small, fond film that achieves a kind of quiet perfection.
If director Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird) and first-time screenwriter Jenny Wingfield often lay it on a little thick, they also manage to express some surprisingly authentic feelings. [22 Nov 1991, p.22]
This film is not the classic that Mockingbird has become, but it is still superior, sensitive storytelling. [04 Oct 1991, p.D5]
A superb, timeless film which can and should become part of the treasured trove of minimalist art films that live on in memory and experience.
An intimate, sentimental coming-of-age drama, a sweet little puppy love movie crushed by the enormity of its tragic twists.
Wingfield's attempts to bring the movie to a smooth conclusion fail completely, and the weakness of the story undermines the smooth, careful direction of Robert Mulligan, a veteran with 40 years of movies like To Kill a Mockingbird to his credit. [15 Nov 1991, p.3G]
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Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date Oct 4, 1991
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?
Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
