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Night Moves

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Hard-nosed private investigator Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman), to distract himself from a rapidly deteriorating marriage, takes a case from an aging B-movie queen (Janet Ward) to locate her runaway daughter, Delly (Melanie Griffith). His search takes him to the Florida Keys, where the girl has been hiding out with her stepfather, Tom (John Crawford), and Tom's lover, Paula (Jennifer Warren). Harry initiates an affair with Paula and soon learns the case is more complex than he first assessed it.
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A neo-noir that favors rich psychological depth and mood over suspense, Night Moves is elevated by Arthur Penn's introspective direction and Gene Hackman's brooding performance.

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Dilys Powell The Times (UK) Night Moves never lets you escape. May 29, 2025 Full Review Richard Combs Sight & Sound In keeping with the fragmentary, allusive nature of Sharp's script, Penn gives a discontinuous episodic feeling to the film. May 29, 2025 Full Review Paul D. Zimmerman Newsweek The movie just vanishes, loose ends and all, in the pit of its own black vision. May 29, 2025 Full Review Tom Hutchinson Radio Times An enigmatic masterpiece whose pleasures are allusive and entirely cinematic. Rated: 4/5 Aug 31, 2025 Full Review Frances Taylor Newark Star-Ledger "Night Moves" is a confusing movie that has Gene Hackman confused from beginning to end. Aug 27, 2025 Full Review Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap Gene Hackman and director Arthur Penn team up for a lusty, depressive take on the private eye genre as a Tinseltown gumshoe treks to the Florida Keys in search of runaway sexpot Melanie Griffith. Rated: 4/5 Aug 18, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan O A rapid fire of mystery and entertaining neo-noir thriller and Gene Hackman performance is really a force of nature and whole cast are splendid but the editing is okay but could have done better. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Clint E In this neo-noir from 1975, Gene Hackman is reteamed with director Arthur Penn from Bonnie and Clyde. Hackman plays private investigator Harry Moseby, hired by an aging movie star to locate her runaway daughter, played by Melanie Griffith. If you didn’t already know, this film’s controversy derives from Griffith’s age at filming; look it up if you’re curious. The film’s got a fantastic, intricate plot containing many 70s film elements. Personally, I could live without the plotline involving Moseby’s shaky marriage and his wife’s (Susan Clark) infidelity. Besides Hackman’s, the character and performance most intriguing to me is Jennifer Warren’s Paula, a laid-back happily amoral embodiment of the Florida Keys lifestyle. She’s the most unusual character, one I’d like to know more about. They’re all great noir characters, including Griffith’s character’s faded star mother, all worthy descendants of noir creators Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain. There’s a sleazy connection between the runaway girl, an ex-stepfather, Hollywood stuntmen, and mechanic/ movie crew member Quentin (newcomer James Woods). Finally, the rationale for all the sinister plotting and murder is kind of anticlimactic, really…relics smuggled from the Yucatan? That’s the best you’ve got? The intricate plot and excellent characters deserve better. Recommended to all neo-noir and Gene Hackman (RIP) fans. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/25 Full Review Revolver 0 Good movie with nice amount of tattas Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Brad S. R A wickedly intriguing thriller. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Mary C Absolutely creepy. No plot, just several attempts to illicit sexual sensation's while looking at a 16 year old girl. Good job Hollywood for getting away with sexually soliciting a minor ....yuk Lots of problems with this and I am a very sexually healthy woman. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Solid mystery, Lots of smart dialogue and insight, Twisty plot, Sobering ending, Movie's plot and direction meanders alot, which I think is the point. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Arthur Penn

Director

Gene Hackman

Harry Moseby

Jennifer Warren

Paula

Melanie Griffith

Delly Grastner

Susan Clark

Ellen Moseby

Edward Binns

Joey Ziegler

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Synopsis Hard-nosed private investigator Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman), to distract himself from a rapidly deteriorating marriage, takes a case from an aging B-movie queen (Janet Ward) to locate her runaway daughter, Delly (Melanie Griffith). His search takes him to the Florida Keys, where the girl has been hiding out with her stepfather, Tom (John Crawford), and Tom's lover, Paula (Jennifer Warren). Harry initiates an affair with Paula and soon learns the case is more complex than he first assessed it.
Director
Arthur Penn
Producer
Robert M. Sherman
Screenwriter
Alan Sharp
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 11, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 39m
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