Shoot the Moon

"There's one thing about marriage that hasn't changed... The way you hurt when it begins to fall apart."

1982 2h 4m EN

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6.3

MID

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86%

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 51🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 3,491

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Synopsis

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After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.

“There's one thing about marriage that hasn't changed... The way you hurt when it begins to fall apart.”

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Cast

Albert Finney
George Dunlap
Diane Keaton
Faith Dunlap
Karen Allen
Sandy
Peter Weller
Frank Henderson
Dana Hill
Sherry Dunlap
Viveka Davis
Jill Dunlap
Tracey Gold
Marianne Dunlap
Tina Yothers
Molly Dunlap

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Parker
Writers: Bo Goldman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Parker, shot by Michael Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gerry Hambling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Albert Finney and Diane Keaton and Karen Allen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's one thing about marriage that hasn't changed... The way you hurt when it begins to fall apart.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alan Parker directs. Michael Seresin behind the camera. Gerry Hambling cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Alan Parker, shot by Michael Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Gerry Hambling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Albert Finney and Diane Keaton and Karen Allen carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "There's one thing about marriage that hasn't changed... The way you hurt when it begins to fall apart.".
6IMDB entry: tt0084675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Editing: Gerry Hambling
Production design: Geoffrey Kirkland
Costume design: Kristi Zea
Makeup / hair: Richard D. Sharp
Stunt coordinator: M. James Arnett
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Status: Released
Box office: $8,100,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shoot the Moon (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 68/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 3,491 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 7 nominations total

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-06-20
★ 7/10
The “Dunlap” family are living out the dregs of the marriage of novelist “George” (Albert Finney) and “Faith” (Diane Keaton) before he ups sticks and leaves her and their four daughters to take up with “Sandy” (Karen Allen) - herself recalibrating after a failed relationship and a woman completely in love with him. “George” is a bit of a selfish man, and though he certainly wants his mistress, he also wants his family, his home and essentially - his cake and eat it. Why, thinks “Faith” should she just sit at home waiting for him to grow up? Surely it’s time for her to do a little exploring of her own? Well an opportunity arises when the man who was supposed to be installing her tennis court turns up. She hasn’t his $1000 to pay him, but when he hears of her predicament “Frank” (Peter Weller) agrees to try and work something out. So now the scene is set, she is making some headway and he has his “Sandy”. Satisfaction? Well no. It’s fair to say that he hadn’t really considered the impact of his actions on himself, certainly, but nor had he on his children and his elder daughter “Sherry” (Dana Hill) swiftly makes it clear that she wants nothing to do with her errant father. This is something he can’t accept, and coupled with his soon to be ex-wife’s ability to seemingly get on with her life, his troubles start to have a toxic effect on not just “George”but on pretty much everything he touches. Tantrums and fits of rage ensue and Finney is very much in his element as his character gradually loses the plot, but it’s really the more subtle but forceful effort from Keaton that stands out here. She exudes a palpable degree of frustration and anger as well as a stoicism borne from her need to care for her children and a strength to try to find a life for herself, too. There is also a fairly compelling effort here from the young Hill who delivers well struggling to come to terms with why her family is being torn asunder. It has dated a bit, and the story itself is nothing especially new nor is much of the route it takes for a couple of hours of dramatic family dysfunction but the performances do merit watching and the denouement offers a degree of catharsis that only a film set (with lots of insurance) could supply.

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