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Serious Moonlight

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
8.6K
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Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
When a high-powered attorney (Ryan) discovers her husband (Hutton) is planning on leaving her for a younger woman (Bell), she duct tapes him to the toilet in hopes of keeping him hostage until they reconcile. Her plan is complicated by the arrival of the mistress, as well as a pair of burglars.
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A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Cheryl Hines
  • Writer
    • Adrienne Shelly
  • Stars
    • Meg Ryan
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Kristen Bell
  • Director
    • Cheryl Hines
  • Writer
    • Adrienne Shelly
  • Stars
    • Meg Ryan
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Kristen Bell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Kristen Bell in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Justin Long in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Kristen Bell in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Kristen Bell in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)
    Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton in Serious Moonlight (2009)

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    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Louise
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Ian
    Kristen Bell
    Kristen Bell
    • Sara
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Todd
    Derek Carter
    Derek Carter
    • Man #1
    Bill Parks
    Bill Parks
    • Man #2
    Kimberlee Peterson
    Kimberlee Peterson
    • Trashy Girl
    Nathan Dean
    • Detective
    Andy Ostroy
    • Police Officer
    Kylan James
      • Director
        • Cheryl Hines
      • Writer
        • Adrienne Shelly
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        The movie is dedicated to actor and director Adrienne Shelly, the writer of the film, who was murdered in 2006 when she caught a man, who had broken into her office, stealing money from her purse.
      • Goofs
        In the scene where Sara arrives and Louise has to tape Ian, the tape almost touches his left side-burn while, when coming back to the house the tape now is far from it.
      • Quotes

        Louise: A relationship ending is like a death just two people know about. A whole life gets lost, everything we did together. All the places we traveled, the fights, the small moments of tenderness.

      • Crazy credits
        In the opening credits Timothy Hutton is referred to as Tim Hutton
      • Connections
        Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Tom Arnold/Cheryl Hines/Adam Lambert (2009)
      • Soundtracks
        Getting Some Fun Out of Life
        Written by Edgar Leslie and Joseph A. Burke
        Performed by Madeleine Peyroux

      User reviews51

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      A troubled couple's search for answers
      This film is about a woman coming back home to find her husband writing a note asking for divorce. She holds her husband captive to try to win him back.

      "Serious Moonlight" has only two actors most of the time, and the whole film is set in a house. Yet, it manages to maintain viewers' attention by the spectrum of emotions the two go through as the day progresses. The plot is engaging, but I find the husband's change of heart a little too abrupt. The final few seconds of the film is simple and yet effectively suggests something sinister has happened, thereby opening up viewers' imagination as to why things happened this way. "Serious Moonlight" is an interesting portrayal of a troubled couple who searches their soul for answers.
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      5
      • Gordon-11
      • Jul 17, 2010

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 4, 2009 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Ánh Trăng Nguy Hiểm
      • Filming locations
        • GMT Studios - 5701-5751 Buckingham Parkway, Culver City, California, USA
      • Production companies
        • Night and Day Pictures
        • All For A Films
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $25,339
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $11,636
        • Dec 6, 2009
      • Gross worldwide
        • $348,327
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 21 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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