Sam Waterston,
Tess Harper,
Gail Strickland,
Reese Witherspoon,
Jason London
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In its elegiac nostalgia for the days of childhood innocence, Robert Mulligan's The Man in the Moon recalls another of Mulligan's earlier films, To Kill A Mockingbird. Set in a Louisiana backwater tow... read more
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Release Date: August 30, 1991
DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001
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March 27, 2007Reese Witherspoons first movie I beleive. Sam Waterson shines as the father, Jason London also does well. This is a tear jerker film of the upteenth degree but as others have said, this is a story about sisters and true love. Its a beautiful tale and well told. If you have never ... read more
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January 17, 2009For a kid's movie, a surprisingly non-cheesy but still warming story with wonderful pastoral images. Grass and Elvis makes me melt. Reese emerged as an actress well-aware of the nuances and intonations necessary to shoot this role to the next level. It sucks that this preteen rol... read more
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March 25, 2010fb1144932598A tender, sweet story of first loves, told on multiple levels, this film introduced Reese Witherspoon to the public. Reese plays coltish Danielle "Danny" Trant, a fourteen year old who discovers her first love in Court Foster (Jason London), who just moved in next door and strugg... read more
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August 1, 2007Watching this movie was an interesting experience. It's so small, gentle, and awfully sweet, but at the same time I knew it wasn't really saying anything new or surprising. While conscious of this, I couldn't help but enjoy myself. The film unfurls like a dream and it kept my ... read more
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January 30, 2012fb25827189Reese Witherspoon in her very first movie and she gives us an early glimpse at what a great actress she is. This film is incredibly well-made, despite the shocking and extremely disappointing ending.
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October 25, 2008First movie that Reese Witherspoon did in this heart felt story. A first love's tale that ends tragically, the story is moving and the actors are amazing in this tear jerker movie.
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Critic Reviews
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Gets an outstandingly natural performance out of Miss Witherspoon, who has no trouble carrying a lot of the film single-handedly. It falls to her to remind the audience that this story is at heart abo... Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"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. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
"The Man in the Moon" is an intimate, sentimental coming-of-age drama, a sweet little puppy love movie crushed by the enormity of its tragic twists. Full Review
March 31, 2005
Mark Pfeiffer, TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)
Mulligan uses a delicate touch in revealing the confusion in growing up and the loss in discovering that the world isn't as simple or perfect as children believe it to be. Full Review
January 24, 2005
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Beautifully filmed, with Mulligan's special gifts for depicting country life and the South. Full Review
July 15, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Tender and touching film about two sisters whose close relationship is tested by the joy of love and the pain of grief. Full Review
September 10, 2002
Kevin N. Laforest, Montreal Film Journal
"The Man in the Moon" doesn't break anything, but it does know a thing or two about first love and friendship. A small gem. Full Review
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
"a drama that lingers on in the memory"
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