This is the story of a lifetime.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex R. Hibbert, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris |
| Director |
Barry Jenkins |
| Screenplay | Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney |
| Music | Nicholas Britell |
| Cinematography | James Laxton |
| Editing | Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders |
| Sound formats | |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | A24, Plan B Entertainment |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star David Rooney  Drawn in by 'Moonlight'. | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Identiteit ontvou in verhaal. | 20 | |
| Cape Times Unknown | 20 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy While the cinema has been littered with stereotypical films about stereotypical inner-city drug dealers, gang-bangers and such, Moonlight offers a fresh and engaging perspective on such lifestyles and those affected by that and other sorts of less than ideal behavior and circumstances. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 48 critics | 20 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 228 critics | 18 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Moonlight uses one man’s story to offer a remarkable and brilliantly crafted look at lives too rarely seen in cinema. | 20 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 18 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Heartbreaking, mature, unforgettable coming-of-age drama. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 376 users | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 25402 users | 16 | |
| Internet 31060 Netizens Keep your eye on Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris | 16 | |
Average .. 87% | 17 | |