Night Moves (1975)
- Directed by
- Arthur Penn
- Genre
- mystery film, neo-noir, crime thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 366 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former football player turned Los Angeles private investigator takes a case to find a missing teenage daughter of an actress. The search leads him into a web of deceit and danger.
suspensefulmelancholicworngrittyslow-burnbleakcerebralnoirish
What happens
Night Moves is a 1975 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Arthur Penn from a screenplay by Alan Sharp. It stars Gene Hackman as an ex-professional football player turned Los Angeles private investigator, who uncovers a series of sinister events while searching for the missing teenaged daughter of a former film actress. The cast also features Susan Clark, Edward Binns, Jennifer Warren, James Woods, and Melanie Griffith in her film debut. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 11, 1975. It received positive reviews from critics, but a lukewarm commercial reception. Hackman was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his performance. In the years since its release, Night Moves has attracted viewers and significant critical attention following its home media releases. It has been called "a seminal modern noir work from the 1970s." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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