Night Moves (2013)

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

Director:

Kelly Reichardt

Writers:

Jonathan Raymond (as Jon Raymond), Kelly Reichardt

Stars:

Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Josh
Dakota Fanning	...	Dena
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Harmon
Alia Shawkat	...	Surprise
Logan Miller	...	Dylan
Kai Lennox	...	Sean
Katherine Waterston	...	Anne
James Le Gros	...	Feed Factory Clerk
Traber Charles Burns	...	Felix
Autumn Nidalmia	...	Mable
Barry Del Sherman	...	Corser
Jason Rojas	...	Activist 1
Clara Mamet	...	Activist Filmmaker
Mikey Kampmann	...	Activist 2
Matt Malloy	...	Boat Owner

Storyline

Josh and Dena, two young environmental activists, are planning a large scale act to force the world to think about what they're doing to the environment. They pull in Harmon, a man with a sketchy past, to help them pull off their big plan. However, unforeseen consequences bring a whole host of guilt, paranoia and other problems, and their ultimate act will change themselves more than the world around them.

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Plot Keywords:

eco terrorism | environmentalist | dam | explosive | organic farming | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

Lake of the Woods (Oregon) is a natural lake, and does not have a dam as portrayed in the film. (Galesville Reservoir, which is 100 miles from Lake of the Woods, was used for filming)

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dena: Whoa, I think that was an Oriole. I didn't know we had those.

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Connections

Featured in Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: The Heist (2018)

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Soundtracks

San Francisco Street
Written by Rai Thistlethwayte, Jeff Trott
Performed by Sun Rai
Published by Cyrillic Soup (ASCAP)/Pub. Designee of Rai Thistlethwayte
Administered by Wixen Music Publishing

User Reviews

Moves

Okay...I was expecting more. All the movie is about the plan. A clearly stupid and poor plan. We even don't know why they are doing that. We actually don't know anything about the characters because everything is silent and green. And that leads us to a non transparent story, full of holes and doubts.

Dialogs are nearly abstract, very plain. Eisenberg can't convince us he is kind of a criminal. There's no tension and that makes it more boring.

Then, the characters change, product of a particular situation (which was patently predictable)and we are expecting the characters to be real human beings, but...they are not.

And then the movie ends. There's no much more. And...OK.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

Night Moves

Filming Locations:

Medford, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,488, 1 June 2014

Gross USA:

$271,755

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$858,513

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maybach Film Productions, RT Features, Film Science

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1