Racing With the Moon

Racing with the Moon (1984)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (2,934 ratings)

Sean Penn graduated to full stardom with the 1984 drama Racing with the Moon, even though the film itself hardly set new box office records. Set in the early years of World War II, the film stars Penn as a small-town teen-aged hotshot, six weeks away from being shipped out to fight overseas. In the… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Steve Kloves
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 23, 1984 Wide
Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • , Time Out

    Very little seems to happen in this social vacuum, and none of it is memorable.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    It's easy to end a movie with 'I love you,' but it's hard to get there honestly.

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    An exceptionally appealing movie about subjects you may think you've already had enough of -- growing up, first love and the shouldering of arms and other responsibilities.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    I don't care for Benjamin's way of using death to validate his sentimental themes, but at this point any American movie that can get past the 'I love you's without audience snickers has to be counted a success.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Everyone tries hard, but the movie is essentially superficial and has difficulty sustaining audience interest.

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  • AJ V


    I need to watch this movie again, I barely remember it.

  • Leo L


    A personal favorite. Now, this is a movie I don't mind seeing every now and then.

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