Synopsis
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
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Cast
- Gene HackmanHarry Moseby
- Jennifer WarrenPaula
- Edward BinnsJoey Ziegler
- Susan ClarkEllen Moseby
- Harris YulinMarty Heller
- Kenneth MarsNick
- Janet WardArlene Iverson
- James WoodsQuentin
- Anthony CostelloMarv Ellman
- John CrawfordTom Iverson
Recommendations
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Chicago Sun-Times
Night Moves is one of the best psychological thrillers in a long time. - 100
USA Today
Screenwriter Alan Sharp's dialogue, as edgy as his name, combines with Penn's incisive direction to create memorable characters played by Hackman, Ward, Jennifer Warren and a young James Woods as an auto mechanic you don't want messing with your points and plugs. [22 July 2005, p.6E] - 90
Time Out
A truly enigmatic thriller and a key film of the '70s, brilliantly scripted by Alan Sharp. - 83
The A.V. Club
Filled with shadows both literal and figurative, Night Moves elegantly combines the hard-edged pessimism, crackling banter, and all-consuming darkness of classic noir with the paranoia and bitterness that characterizes so much '70s cinema. - 80
Chicago Reader
One of Penn's best features; his direction of actors is sensitive and purposeful throughout. - 80
Los Angeles Times
A stunning, stylish detective mystery in the classic Raymond Chandler/Ross Macdonald mold. [02 Sep 1990, p.72] - 75
TV Guide Magazine
This excellent contemporary noir features some of the best work of both director Arthur Penn and actor Gene Hackman. - 70
Variety
Night Moves is a paradox: a suspenseless suspenser, very well cast with players who lend sustained interest to largely synthetic theatrical characters.
