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All the Right Moves

R Released Sep 23, 1983 1h 31m Drama List
61% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 39% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings
Stefan Djordjevic (Tom Cruise), the star player of his high school football team, is desperately hoping that his football talents will earn him a scholarship -- his only chance to get out of his dying hometown of Ampipe, Pennsylvania. When a heated argument with his coach (Craig T. Nelson) gets him kicked off the team and blacklisted from college recruiters, Stefan must fight for a chance to live out his dream and escape the dead-end future he faces. Read More Read Less

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All the Right Moves is an uncommonly grim coming-of-age drama that overcomes numerous clichés with its realistic approach to its characters and setting.

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Variety Staff Variety All the Right Moves crackles with authenticity. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Ian Nathan Empire Magazine Cliched and clunky. Not really a great showcase for Cruise or Chris Penn. Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2007 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine his naive little movie hopes to prove itself the Flashdance of football. Aug 7, 2007 Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times Even the gridiron action smacks of the real thing, as does the sense of just how much high-school ball games mean to the local community. Rated: 3/5 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Lawrence O'Toole Maclean's Magazine Although the characters are not especially interesting in themselves, their predicament is, and it is one that untold others share. Sep 8, 2020 Full Review S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media One saving grace is watching Tom Cruise in one of his early roles, showing the charisma that would make him a huge star. Rated: 2/5 Dec 4, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris A Decent 80s movie. Tom Cruise turned out to be a weirdo but he does make decent movies. This is a fall movie. Trying watching then. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review John A Not a bad coming-of-age/sports drama however this early 80's football-centered film suffers a bit from the lack of developing it's stakes to a more involving level. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/23 Full Review Daniel M Enjoyable 80's coming of age story, but wasn't the greatest. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/23 Full Review Dave K Classic example of an 80s film. Should get a bit more love. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/23 Full Review Audience Member For an 80's film, this is one of my favorites. It has a great plot and storyline as well as great actors. The football scenes in this are not greatest. However, Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson and Craig T. Nelson still deliver a great movie. This is the definition of a Classic 80's film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Good cast, but terrible football in a movie supposedly about football. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Stefan Djordjevic (Tom Cruise), the star player of his high school football team, is desperately hoping that his football talents will earn him a scholarship -- his only chance to get out of his dying hometown of Ampipe, Pennsylvania. When a heated argument with his coach (Craig T. Nelson) gets him kicked off the team and blacklisted from college recruiters, Stefan must fight for a chance to live out his dream and escape the dead-end future he faces.
Director
Michael Chapman
Producer
Stephen Deutsch
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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