8.8 Score

2016 • 1h 51min • R • Drama

Moonlight

"This is the story of a lifetime"

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.

IMDb 7.4

RT 98%

MC 99

Director

Barry Jenkins

Composer

Nicholas Britell

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Trevante Rhodes

Black

André Holland

Kevin

Janelle Monáe

Teresa

Ashton Sanders

Chiron

Jharrel Jerome

Kevin Age 16

Alex R. Hibbert

Little

Jaden Piner

Kevin Age 9

Naomie Harris

Paula

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Trevante Rhodes Black

André Holland Kevin

Janelle Monáe Teresa

Ashton Sanders Chiron

Jharrel Jerome Kevin Age 16

Alex R. Hibbert Little

Jaden Piner Kevin Age 9

Naomie Harris Paula

Mahershala Ali Juan

Shariff Earp Terrence

Duan Sanderson Azu

Herman 'Caheei McGloun Longshoreman

Kamal Ani-Bellow Portable Boy 1

Keomi Givens Portable Boy 2

Eddie Blanchard Portable Boy 3

Rudi Goblen Gee

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