Moonlight
2016 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 7.4 · 99% critics
Across three defining stages of life, a young man searches for identity, safety, and connection while facing a difficult home life, bullying, and confusion around love and sexuality. The story is intimate, tender, and often painful.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 99/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (7,548 votes)
- Box office
- $65,336,603
- Budget
- $1,500,000
About
You may like this if you appreciate intimate coming-of-age dramas like Aftersun or The Florida Project; Not for you if you need fast pacing or a plot-heavy story.
Pros: deeply emotional story; powerful performances; tender character moments | Cons: very slow pace; quiet, minimal plot; divisive final stretch
Themes
- drug dealer
- high school
- florida
- drug abuse
- miami, florida
- parent child relationship
- fight
- homophobia
- drug addiction
- ghetto
- restaurant
- bullying
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2017
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 2017
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2016
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- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2016
- Dorian Award — LGBTQ Film of the Year · 2016
- Dorian Award — Film of the Year · 2016
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- AACTA International Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2017 · nominated
- AACTA International Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2017 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2017 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 2017 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 2017 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Trevante Rhodes
as Black
André Holland
as Kevin
Janelle Monáe
as Teresa
Ashton Sanders
as Chiron
Jharrel Jerome
as Kevin Age 16
Alex R. Hibbert
as Little
Jaden Piner
as Kevin Age 9
Naomie Harris
as Paula
Mahershala Ali
as Juan
Shariff Earp
as Terrence
Directed by Barry Jenkins