A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
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- Won 3 Oscars. Another 221 wins & 289 nominations.
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| Mahershala Ali | ... |
Juan
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Shariff Earp | ... |
Terrence
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| Duan Sanderson | ... |
Azu
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| Alex R. Hibbert | ... |
Little
(as Alex Hibbert)
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| Janelle Monáe | ... |
Teresa
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| Naomie Harris | ... |
Paula
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| Jaden Piner | ... |
Kevin age 9
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| Herman 'Caheei McGloun | ... |
Longshoreman
(as Herman 'Caheej' McGloun)
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| Kamal Ani-Bellow | ... |
Portable Boy 1
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Keomi Givens | ... |
Portable Boy 2
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Eddie Blanchard | ... |
Portable Boy 3
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Rudi Goblen | ... |
Gee
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| Ashton Sanders | ... |
Chiron
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| Edson Jean | ... |
Mr. Pierce
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Patrick Decile | ... |
Terrel
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Herveline Moncion | ... |
Samantha
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| Jharrel Jerome | ... |
Kevin age 16
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Fransley Hyppolite | ... |
Pizzo
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Jesus Mitchell | ... |
Old School Guard
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Larry Anderson | ... |
Antwon
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| Tanisha Cidel | ... |
Principal Williams
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| Trevante Rhodes | ... |
Black
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| Stephon Bron | ... |
Travis
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| André Holland | ... |
Kevin
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Don Seward | ... |
Tip
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Justin Ebenhack | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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| J.C. Gutierrez | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Barry Jenkins | ||
Written by
| Barry Jenkins | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Tarell Alvin McCraney | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Sarah Esberg | ... | executive producer |
| Dede Gardner | ... | producer |
| Andrew Hevia | ... | co-producer |
| Jeremy Kleiner | ... | producer |
| Tarell Alvin McCraney | ... | executive producer |
| John Montague | ... | associate producer |
| Veronica Nickel | ... | co-producer / line producer |
| Brad Pitt | ... | executive producer |
| Adele Romanski | ... | producer |
| Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt | ... | additional line producer (as Elane Schmidt Schneiderman) |
Music by
| Nicholas Britell | ||
Cinematography by
| James Laxton | ||
Film Editing by
| Joi McMillon | ||
| Nat Sanders | ||
Editorial Department
| Alex Bickel | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Claudia Guevara | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Daniel Orentlicher | ... | digital intermediate assist |
| Natacha Ikoli | ... | color assistant (uncredited) |
| Mark Scherel | ... | assistant on-line editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Yesi Ramirez | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Hannah Beachler | ||
Art Direction by
| Mabel Barba | ||
Set Decoration by
| Regina McLarney | ... | (as Regina McLarney Crowley) |
Costume Design by
| Caroline Eselin | ... | (as Caroline Eselin-Schaefer) |
Makeup Department
| Doniella Davy | ... | makeup department head |
| Gianna Sparacino | ... | hair department head |
Production Management
| Jennifer Radzikowski | ... | unit production manager |
| Reynaldo Rodriguez | ... | associate production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stephen P. Del Prete | ... | first assistant director |
| Roger Mendoza | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Yvonne Aja | ... | assistant property master |
| Robert Crowley | ... | additional lead man (as Robert P. Crowley) |
| Ryan Crowley | ... | additional lead man |
| Clark Grimes | ... | assistant property master |
| Becca Kenyon | ... | property master |
| Jeremy Koenig | ... | lead man |
| Keiter Liriano | ... | art department intern |
| David Sandeep Robert | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Joshua Adeniji | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Julio Alvarez | ... | boom operator |
| Onnalee Blank | ... | additional re-recording mixer |
| Christopher Bonis | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ryan Briley | ... | adr & dialogue editor |
| Micaela Cain | ... | foley mixer |
| Benjamin L. Cook | ... | additional supervising sound editor |
| Federico Costantini | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Chris David | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Robert Dehn | ... | sound studio manager |
| Benjamin Gieschen | ... | foley editor |
| Chris Giles | ... | sound mixer |
| Nate Grady-Reitan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Shaughnessy Hare | ... | additional sound effects editor |
| Frederick Howard | ... | sound effects editor |
| Tatjana Jakob | ... | dubbing editor |
| Ihor Kaniuk | ... | ADR Recordist / re-recording mixer |
| Travis MacKay | ... | adr mixer |
| James Parnell | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Vicki Vandegrift | ... | foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift) / foley artist |
| Mathew Waters | ... | additional re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Stephanie Apt | ... | president: visual effects, Significant Others |
| Betty Cameron | ... | visual effects artist |
| Dirk Greene | ... | visual effects artist |
| Sarah Roebuck | ... | executive producer: visual effects, Significant Others |
| Alek Rost | ... | visual effects producer |
| Jen Sienkwicz | ... | head of production: visual effects, Significant Others |
Stunts
| Alex Edlin | ... | stunt coordinator (as Alexander Edlin) |
| Marc Joseph | ... | stunt double: Patrick Decile / "Terrel" |
| Eric Mainade | ... | action coordinator |
| Artie Malesci | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| James Baldanza | ... | steadicam |
| Christopher Belcarries | ... | company electrician |
| David Bornfriend | ... | still photographer |
| José Lázaro Brañas | ... | company grip (as Jose Branas) |
| Libor Cevelik | ... | steadicam operator |
| William 'Genie' Cintron | ... | best boy electrician |
| Ben Clerveaux | ... | company electrician |
| Jean Daguillard | ... | grip |
| Joseph B. Dare | ... | camera operator |
| Andy Futo | ... | best boy |
| John Galindez | ... | best boy grip |
| Elio Jorban | ... | company electrician |
| Kiva Knight | ... | gaffer |
| David Lanes | ... | key grip |
| Rusty Pouch | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Jonathan Proenza | ... | additional 2nd assistant camera |
| Stéphane Renard | ... | first assistant "a" camera |
| Adam Roback | ... | company grip / electrician |
| Giovanni Rodriguez | ... | grip |
| Fabricio Sacknies | ... | company grip / grip |
| Anthony Schrader | ... | key grip |
| Osvaldo Silvera Jr. | ... | steadicam operator |
| Billy Wells | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Daniel Williams | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Madeleine Escarne | ... | background casting assistant |
| Monica Sorelle | ... | background casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Waina Chancy | ... | costumer (as Waiana Chancy) |
| Lisa Jamouzian | ... | costumer |
| Fernando Rodriguez | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Daniel Capestany | ... | assistant location manager |
| Rod Deal | ... | locations scout |
| Faren Humes | ... | location manager |
| Keisha Rae Witherspoon | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Nicholas Britell | ... | musician: piano / orchestrator / score produced by |
| Tim Fain | ... | musician: violin |
| John Finklea | ... | music consultant |
| Tony Finno | ... | music preparation |
| Seth Friedman | ... | music consultant |
| Matthew Richard Harris | ... | composer: additional music |
| Clifton Harrison | ... | musician: viola |
| Maggie Phillips | ... | music supervisor |
| Christine Greene Roe | ... | music coordinator (as Christine Roe) |
| Thomas Vicari | ... | score mixer (as Tommy Vicari) / score recordist (as Tommy Vicari) |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | ... | music clearance coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Steve Deering | ... | script coverage |
| Laura Pinto | ... | additional script supervisor |
| Melinda Taksen | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Bryan Angarita | ... | production assistant |
| Carles Berot | ... | dubbing supervisor / marketing and creative services |
| Dominique N. Butler | ... | insurance broker |
| Caroline Carrns | ... | assistant: Mr. Kleiner |
| Kristina Chen | ... | production counsel (as Kristina Chiu) |
| Robert Colom | ... | production assistant |
| Juan F. Danger | ... | set medic |
| André Des Rochers | ... | production counsel |
| Steven Fares | ... | production assistant |
| Ellie Gibbons | ... | Acquisitions Manager UK for Altitude |
| Danny Gonzalez | ... | production assistant |
| Allen Groover | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Guarino | ... | production assistant |
| Danny Guarino | ... | production assistant |
| Pedro M. Guillen | ... | production coordinator |
| Shelby Halberg | ... | production assistant |
| Reed Hample | ... | production intern |
| Jeanie Igoe | ... | Production Executive |
| Nazia Khan | ... | assistant: Mr. Pitt |
| Debbi L. Klopman | ... | immigration legal |
| Nicole Wulf Maldonado | ... | intern |
| Dawn McLeod | ... | craft service |
| Siena Oberman | ... | production company intern |
| Sebastian Pardo | ... | title design |
| Linda Pilgrim | ... | craft service |
| John Portnoy | ... | production services |
| Frank Rivera | ... | production staff |
| Danniel Rodriguez | ... | assistant: Mr. Jenkins (as Danny Rodriguez) |
| Matthew Romanski | ... | production assistant |
| Carolina Romero | ... | production assistant |
| Laurel Kay Schmidt | ... | intern |
| Deby Stewart | ... | studio teacher |
| Anita Surendran | ... | production counsel |
| Nick Thurlow | ... | production services |
| Ryan Vandalinda | ... | production secretary |
| Todd Williams | ... | production services |
| Jason Wool | ... | Talent Wrangler/Production Assistant |
| Tarell Alvin McCraney | ... | based on: the stage play "Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue" by (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Radha Blank | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Anna Boden | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Shane Carruth | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ryan Coogler | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Carolyn Govers | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Micah Green | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Morgan Kellum | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ryland Walker Knight | ... | special thanks |
| Graham Leggat | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Lucas Leyva | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Marco Martinez | ... | special thanks (as Marco Antonio Martinez) |
| Kelly Parker | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Andres Des Rochers | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jewerl Ross | ... | special thanks |
| Amy Seimetz | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Leslie Shatz | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Justin Simien | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| David Tamargo | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jay Van Hoy | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Billy Wells | ... | special thanks |
| Elliott D. Yancey | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- A24 (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Distribution (2017) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Distribution (2017) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2017) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2017) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (2017) (Finland) (theatrical)
- DCM Film Distribution (2017) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2016) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Fabula Films (2017) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Lucky Dogs (2017) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2017) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Mars Distribution (2017) (France) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2017) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Orange Entertainment (2016) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Phantom Film (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (2017) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Splendid Film (2017) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Thimfilm Filmverleih (2017) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2017) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- BNN-VARA (2018) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO3)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- MG Film (2017) (Yugoslavia)
- Mongkol Major (2017) (Thailand)
- Netflix (2020) (Venezuela) (video) (VOD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Solopan (2017) (Poland) (distributor)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Significant Others (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Avatar Studios (score mixed at)
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
- Borscht (special thanks)
- Cinereach (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Cineverse (camera equipment provided by)
- Color Collective (color services)
- Downtown Music Studios New York (score mixed at)
- EPS-Cineworks (dailies)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (Production Counsel)
- GreenSlate (Payroll provided by)
- Harbor Picture Company (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Magic 2 Grip and Lighting (grip and lighting provided by)
- Memory (II) (title design)
- Momentous Insurance Brokerage (insurance)
- Outpost Studios (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Significant Others (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Technicolor Postworks New York (deliverables)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Trade Audio Visuals (walkies provided by)
- Unique Productions (II) (process trailer rental)
- Upload Films (production services)
- VER (camera equipment provided by)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Wildfire Sonic Magic (post-production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three time periods - young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult - in the life of black-American Chiron is presented. When a child, Chiron lives with his single, crack addict mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy, withdrawn child largely due to his small size and being neglected by his mother, who is more concerned about getting her fixes and satisfying her carnal needs than taking care of him. Because of these issues, Chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he doesn't understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful. Besides his same aged Cuban-American friend Kevin, Chiron is given what little guidance he has in life from a neighborhood drug dealer named Juan, who can see that he is neglected, and Juan's caring girlfriend Teresa, whose home acts as a sanctuary away from the bullies and away from Paula's abuse. With this childhood as a foundation, Chiron may have a predetermined path in life, one that will only be magnified in terms of its problems when he reaches his difficult teen years when peer pressure affects what he and many of his peers do, unless he follows Juan's advice of truly making his own decisions for himself. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | This is the story of a lifetime. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,488,740, 18 Nov 2016 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $55,561,162, 20 Mar 2017 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to cinematographer James Laxton Moonlight only had a small budget of $1.5 million (Variety). Director Barry Jenkins confirmed at a Q&A at the BFI in London, that this was indeed the budget. This is a lower budget than any other 'Best Picture' winner since Rocky (1976) had, which cost a reported $1.1 million in its day. But if the budgets are adjusted for inflation, then "Moonlight" has to be regarded as the 'Best Picture' winner with the lowest budget ever. See more » |
| Goofs | When Chiron and his mother are in their house and she asks him for money, his backpack is placed at his front, strapped over both shoulders. However, in several shots where he is seen from the back, there is no strap over his left shoulder. At one point he switches the backpack from his front to his back, but right after that, when his mother starts struggling with him, the backpack is at his front again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Warren Beatty/Naomie Harris/Robbie Robertson/Aminé (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Every Nigger Is a Star See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no opening credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
Juan:
[to Little]
Let me tell you something, man. There are black people everywhere. You remember that, okay? No place you can go in the world ain't got no black people, we was the first on this planet. [Slight pause] Juan: I've been here a long time. I'm from Cuba. Lotta black folks in Cuba. You wouldn't know that from being here, though. I was a wild little shorty, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, when the moon was out. This one time, I ran by this old... this old lady. I was runnin' and hollerin', and cuttin' a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said... [He pauses] Juan: [Imitating an old lady's voice] "Runnin' around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that's what I'm gon' call you. 'Blue'." Little: So your name 'Blue'? Juan: [Chuckles] Nah. [Another pause] Juan: [to Little] At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you. See more » |