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Moonlight

2016 1h 52m
Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.4/10
7,672 reviews
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Moonlight

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

"This is the story of a lifetime"

Top Billed Cast

Trevante Rhodes
Trevante Rhodes
Black
André Holland
André Holland
Kevin
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
Teresa
Ashton Sanders
Ashton Sanders
Chiron
Jharrel Jerome
Jharrel Jerome
Kevin Age 16
Alex R. Hibbert
Alex R. Hibbert
Little
Jaden Piner
Jaden Piner
Kevin Age 9
Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris
Paula

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2017-02-26

**Blue is the warmest colour.**

This is an exceptional film, but only from one perspective and that is, LGBT. I totally respect that, because I'm a big supporter. But apart from that, particularly from the filmmaking aspect I did not like it. I felt like this film took place somewhere in Africa, but the accent was American. Because I could not find a single white or any other race people, even in the background.

The happy parts are, it is surprisingly a very interesting theme. I loved the storyline. The three phases of a man's life. How things around us can influence to build a personali...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2024-01-02

It's the third segment of this that's the most interesting but the preceding two are essential in helping us to understand the situation in which the young "Chiron" (Alex R. Hibbert, then an effective Ashton Sanders as a troubled teenager before finally, by this latter point, Trevante Rhodes) finds himself. Initially we see a young boy living in Miami with his crack-addicted mother "Paula" (Naomie Harris). He grows up being shunned and bullied at school with his search for some sort of stability and guidance through life coming largely from his pal "Kevin", neighbourhood dealer "Juan" (Mahersh...

F Flameky Verified TMDB Critic
2026-05-21

so good got me crying it's one of my favourites i'm amazed and i want to log it on here, i definetly recommend watching i watched it multiple times...