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Moonlight (2016)

R ★ 7.4/10 111 min Drama United States English
Director: Barry Jenkins
Screenplay by: Barry Jenkins
Story by: Tarell Alvin McCraney
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This is the story of a lifetime

Description

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

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Top Cast

Trevante Rhodes
Trevante Rhodes Black
André Holland
André Holland Kevin
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe Teresa
Ashton Sanders
Ashton Sanders Chiron
Jharrel Jerome
Jharrel Jerome Kevin Age 16
Alex R. Hibbert
Alex R. Hibbert Little
Jaden Piner
Jaden Piner Kevin Age 9
Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris Paula

Moonlight Appears on 37 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Awards #09
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe Awards #09

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #29
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #622
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #020
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #11
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #94
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #62

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #11
Buzzfeed: 47 Incredible Movies You Need To Watch If You Want To Be A Film Buff
Buzzfeed #38
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #65
Esquire’s 50 Best LGBT Movies of All Time
Esquire #48
New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century
New York Times #05
Newsweek The Best Films Of The 21st Century
Newsweek #02
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Movies Of The 2010s
Paste Magazine #02
Rolling Stone - The 50 Best Movies Of The 2010s
Rolling Stone #01
Slates The New Black Film Canon The 75 Greatest
Slate Magazine #56
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #11
The Best American Independent Films of the 21st Century by IndieWire
IndieWire #17
The Filmcast Top 10 Lists Formerly Slashfilmcast
SlashFilm #165
The Guardians 100 Best Films Of The 21St
The Guardian #08
Vulture's 101 Best Movie Endings
Vulture #51

Identity Theme

Black Directors The Official Top 100 Narrative
Letterboxd #05
Your Queer Film Watchlist
British Film Institute #120

Letterboxd Lists

Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #137
Showdown Freedom Riders
Letterboxd Showdown #14
Showdown Mommie Dearest
Letterboxd Showdown #16
Showdown Moonstruck
Letterboxd Showdown #12
Showdown Pride
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown Sixteen Candles
Letterboxd Showdown #02
Showdown Spirited Away
Letterboxd Showdown #16
Showdown Stage Door
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown Stolen Kisses
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown The Endless Summer
Letterboxd Showdown #14
Showdown Vagabond
Letterboxd Showdown #17
The 2010s Top 250 Narrative Features
Letterboxd #19

Temporal Era Sets

100 Best Movies Of The 2010s Indiewire
IndieWire #01

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