The Man in the Moon fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, family, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
The Man in the Moon is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, romantic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Growing up, family, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up, family, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Man in the Moon is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 39 min
The Man in the Moon runs 1 h 39 min.
Yes. Critics average 82 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see The Man in the Moon much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 2.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+93GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Man in the Moon in 107 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for The Man in the Moon, including Tomboy and Girly Girl, Naked First Impression, The '50s.
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