Night Moves

2013
R
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

17K

YOUR RATING

Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, and Peter Sarsgaard in Night Moves (2013)

A group of radical activists plot to blow up Oregon's Green Peter Dam in an act of environmental sabotage. As their plan marches towards fruition, they soon discover that small steps have enormous consequences.

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Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

Director
- Kelly Reichardt
Writers
- Jonathan Raymond
- Kelly Reichardt
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

17K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kelly Reichardt
Writers
- Jonathan Raymond
- Kelly Reichardt
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

Trivia
Paul Dano and Rooney Mara were considered for the lead roles before Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning were cast.

Goofs
When the threesome move away from the dam in the truck, it is very obvious from the reflections in the windshield that the car is not moving at all.

Quotes
Josh: Yeah, it's got to be big. If people are going to start thinking anyway... Killing all the salmon just so you can run your fucking iPod every second of your life. And that's what's gonna happen. People are gonna start thinking. They have to.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013)

Soundtracks
I Love You
Written by Oliver Ackermann and Dion Lunadon
Performed by A Place to Bury Strangers

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5/10

slow and methodical

Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) and Dena (Dakota Fanning) are radical environmentalists. They buy a boat called "Night Moves". They along with troubled ex-Marine Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) plan to bomb a dam. They buy a large quantity of fertilizer, make their bomb and deliver it on the boat.

This is a slow, methodical movie. There are so many empty spaces. It's a two hour movie that could easily be squeezed in half. It's just so very slow. Everybody is doing mainly quiet acting. Some could see in it as deep emotional acting. They can read so much into their quietness. I can only read it as a lack of dialog. There are some emotional content in the second half but it's not enough.