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Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill ... see more see more... , Viveka Davis , Tracey Gold , Tina Yothers , George Murdock , Leora Dana , Robert Allan Ackerman , Michael Alldredge , Robert Costanzo , Lou Cutell , Nancy Fish , Georgann Johnson , O-Lan Jones , Ken Kimmins , Irving Metzman , Edwina Moore , Héctor Morales , Bill Reddick , Jeremy Schoenberg , Morgan Upton , David Landsberg , James Cranna , Eunice Suarez , Kathryn Trask , April Webster , Juliet Taylor , Jan Dunn , Stephen Morrell

Director Alan Parker and writer Bo Goldman chronicle the emotional disintegration of an unhappy marriage. Albert Finney and Diane Keaton play George and Faith Dunlap, a seemingly happily married coupl... read more read more...e living with their four daughters in a converted farmhouse in Marin County, California. George is inwardly empty and decides to have an affair with Sandy (Karen Allen), who has doubts about how long their affair will last. Faith is also suffering from ennui and takes up with Frank Henderson (Peter Weller), the contractor for the Dunlap's tennis court. Frank, after discovering about Faith's affair, is in a confused state: he wants to leave and live with Sandy but doesn't want his wife to date other men and demands the love of his daughters -- all of whom now detest him. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 4 min.

Directed by: Alan Parker

Release Date: February 19, 1982

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DVD Release Date: November 6, 2007

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  • fb100002359227440
    November 21, 2011
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    Good film about a unhappy marriage. But, Shoot the Moon is very emotional and have one of the worst end that I ever see, that makes the audience saw more, but unfortunately is impeded to see.
  • jennifxu
    May 1, 2011
    jennifxu
    What an emotional rollercoaster of a film, what with all the platesmashing and slammed doors and running around. I really, really loved this in the first hour, but after the second hour brought more of the same drama, my appreciation for it dropped significantly.
  • jjnxn
    January 20, 2008
    jjnxn
    Great performances, sad subject matter.
  • adammahler1
    July 13, 2007
    adammahler1
    lots of yelling and emotional explosions divided by tender moments of contact and stressed-out laughs; kid actors are good; best movie I've seen by Alan Parker, whose lurid fascination with painful episodes is held back by the great Bo Goldman's screenplay
  • djroxygen
    March 2, 2009
    djroxygen
    This one's very good and competent. Top notch performances by every single actor (even RoboCop Peter Weller does a neat job!). But for me, the best thing about this movie is the young girl's performances! WOW! These young actresses really know how to act, and as far as I'm concer... read morened, there should have been - at least - an Oscar nomination for the extremely talented Dana Hill (RIP), playing the part of the oldest child.

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Dennis Schwartz
June 11, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Adds nothing much to the genre of family dramas. Full Review

Dan Callahan
November 25, 2007
Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine

Parker and Goldman seem to want this battling couple to represent a sort of romantic '60s point of view, and they show up the younger lovers as shallow, '70s-style hedonists. Full Review

Steve Crum
April 23, 2007
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

High drama, albeit depressing, with Keaton and Finney in strong leads.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
September 24, 2005
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A racking film which explores divorce with sensitivity and artistic skill. Full Review

Ken Hanke
February 3, 2005
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Not Parker's best, but done with uncanny precision.

October 18, 2008
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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Chuck O'Leary
July 29, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
June 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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