All the Right Moves

All the Right Moves

He has everything at stake. He can't afford to lose. He's got to make all the right moves.

Directed by Michael Chapman

Produced by Lucille Ball Productions, 20th Century Fox

198391 min5.8 / 10

A earnest coming-of-age drama about ambition and escape in a declining industrial town, where a talented athlete's dreams collide with his coach's self-interest.

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.

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  • Does All the Right Moves end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is All the Right Moves easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is All the Right Moves scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is All the Right Moves sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is All the Right Moves violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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