Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon (2011)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (550 ratings)

Eleven-year-old Moon Blake has spent most of his life hiding out in the forests of Alabama with his father, an anti-government radical who clings to conspiracy theories and trusts no one. Moon's life suddenly changes when the land is sold and his father dies. Knowing only what he learned from his… More

PG, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Tim McCanlies
Written By
Watt Key
Genres
Drama, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Mar 18, 2011 Limited
On DVD
May 17, 2011
Screen Media Ventures

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Common Sense Media

    ALABAMA MOON is big-hearted and sweet and likable, but it also feels rushed and truncated, as well as uneven in tone.

  • Mike Scott, Times-Picayune

    At every step, director Tim McCanlies grinds the gears in his earnest, but ultimately clunky, adaptation.

  • Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

    Big-hearted, inspirational and forgivably contrived with just the right amount of poignancy, excitement and comic relief to keep older and younger audiences captivated.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    Nice little family film that should appeal to parents and kids under the age of 12. Clean language, Christian values and Clint Howard.

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett, Clint Howard, Gabriel Basso, Gary Grubbs, Uriah Shelton, J.D. Evermore, Annalise Basso Director: Tim McCanlies Summary: Escaping from reform school and returning to the forest where he was raised by his survivalist father, 11-year-old Moon… More

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