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Dominican Rep. Breaking Away
1,225
Drama
BREAKING AWAY is a winning coming-of-age story with unusually well drawn characters, smart social commentary, and a terrific ensemble of fresh-faced actors soon to be famous. The rivalry between townies and college kids sets the scene for the story of four friends trying to figure out their future after high school graduation in Bloomington, Indiana. Raised together in the working-class quarry town, the boys consider themselves Cutters, ... [+]
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"A wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy, intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
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"The cast is unknown, the director has a spotty history, and the basic premise falls into this year's most hackneyed category. Even so, the finished product is wonderful" | POS |
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"One of the best, funniest, most surprising and likeable American films of the year." | POS |
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United States |
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"A lucid depiction of familiar adolescent uncertainties and social tensions in an authentic mid-american setting, the movie is affectionate but never sappy, neat but never overcalculated, unobjectionable but never innocuous" | POS |
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Newsweek | "Fast, funny and very fresh. In a surprising change of pace from the torpors of The Deep, director Peter Yates has made his most enjoyable film since Bullitt." | POS |
United Kingdom |
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"The film is fun and stirring; a robust portrait of youth at the crossroads and a bittersweet salute to the town at its centre." | POS |
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Variety | "Though its plot wins no points for originality, Breaking Away is a thoroughly delightful light comedy, lifted by fine performances from Dennis Christopher and Paul Dooley." | POS |
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