The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991 · 99 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.4 (359 votes)
Dir. Robert Mulligan · Starring Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland · Music James Newton Howard

Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?

DramaRomance

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.

VIBE

A sun-drenched, yet bittersweet, portrait of adolescent yearning and the ache of first love. It captures the hazy, golden-hour feeling of a Southern summer where innocence collides with heartbreak.

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