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1983 • 1h 31min • R • Drama, Romance

All the Right Moves

"He has everything at stake. He can't afford to lose. He's got to make all the right moves."

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.

IMDb 6.0

RT 61%

MC 62

Director

Michael Chapman

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David Campbell

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Tom Cruise

Stefen Djordjevic

Craig T. Nelson

Nickerson

Lea Thompson

Lisa

Charles Cioffi

Pop Djordjevic

Gary Graham

Greg Djordjevic

Paul Carafotes

Vinnie Salvucci

Chris Penn

Brian Riley

Sandy Faison

Suzie Nickerson

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Lea Thompson Lisa

Charles Cioffi Pop Djordjevic

Gary Graham Greg Djordjevic

Paul Carafotes Vinnie Salvucci

Chris Penn Brian Riley

Sandy Faison Suzie Nickerson

James A. Baffico Bosko

Mel Winkler Jess Covington

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