Moonlight fingerprintMasterful craft, stunning style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moonlight is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, romantic, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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This is the story of a lifetime
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Moonlight is included with a subscription to Netflix and Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 99). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 52 min
Moonlight runs 1 h 52 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Moonlight higher (99) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $65 million worldwide, 16.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+51GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Moonlight in 65 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 116 storytelling tropes for Moonlight, including Nice Guy, Gold Tooth of Wealth, Period Shaming.
7.4
