Is Racing with the Moon scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Racing with the Moon easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Racing with the Moon violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Racing with the Moon sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Racing with the Moon end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Racing with the Moon

Name: Racing with the Moon
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1984
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen, Rutanya Alda

It was 1943. And young men were counting the days before they went off to war...

Directed by Richard Benjamin

Produced by Jaffe-Lansing, Paramount Pictures

1984108 min6.3 / 10

A bittersweet coming-of-age romance set in wartime California, balancing youthful mischief and romance against the looming shadow of military service.

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

Clusters

Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Military Movies

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Military Draft

Questions people ask

Is Racing with the Moon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Racing with the Moon easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Racing with the Moon violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.
Is Racing with the Moon sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Racing with the Moon end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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