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Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

Drama · Romance · 1982

After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.

Movie details

Shoot the Moon

“There's one thing about marriage that hasn't changed... The way you hurt when it begins to fall apart.”

1982 Drama · Romance 2h 4m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Shoot the Moon?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alan Parker

Written by

Bo Goldman

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

George Dunlap

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Faith Dunlap

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Sandy

Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Frank Henderson

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Sherry Dunlap

Viveka Davis

Viveka Davis

Jill Dunlap

Tracey Gold

Tracey Gold

Marianne Dunlap

Court is in session

Put Shoot the Moon on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.