Breaking Away

Breaking Away

1979 · 100 min · EN · PG · 7.1 (232 votes)
Dir. Peter Yates · Starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley · Music Patrick Williams

The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!

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Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.

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A heartfelt, sun-drenched ode to youthful dreams and the bittersweet ache of growing up. It captures the thrill of chasing your passions, even when it means leaving familiar paths behind. A true classic about finding yourself.

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