Moving

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Moving

R,

1988,

1h 28m,

Comedy

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33%

6 Reviews

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64%

2,500+ Ratings

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33%

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6 Reviews

64%

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2,500+ Ratings

After civil engineer Arlo Pear (Richard Pryor) loses his job following a corporate merger, he must sell his house and move with his wife, Monica (Beverly Todd), and daughter, Casey (Stacey Dash), 2,000 miles from small-town New Jersey to Boise, Idaho. Unfortunately, the moving company -- led by slippery, fast-talking Perry (Robert LaSardo) -- has other ideas. When the movers go AWOL with the Pear family's belongings in the midst of the journey, Pear decides to take matters into his own hands.

Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 16, 2026

2/4

While Pryor is perfectly adequate in the role, it hardly does justice to his talents, which here are largely confined to rolling his eyes in mute agony.

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

Oct 9, 2016

It pays handsomely to hang on tight and enjoy the ride. There's always some surprises when Richard Pryor takes the stage.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Mar 18, 2016

1/4

...a rather epic bomb that's been justifiably forgotten in the years since its 1988 release.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 6, 2005

0/5

A pathetic comedy where the highlight is an inside joke that Richard Pryor's character flips the bird with the wrong finger.

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Apr 3, 2005

2/5

Sitcom-style silliness about (get this!) the hazards of MOVING.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

May 25, 2004

3/5

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Finn P

Feb 10, 2019

One of my childhood favorites!

Hagrid W

May 11, 2017

I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. It is by no means perfect, in fact it is quite silly at times. It did however, make me laugh a fair amount, so with all of the cheesiness that it offers, it at least was fun to watch. I would say it is worth your time to give it a try.

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Alan Metter

Director

Richard Pryor

Arlo Pear

Beverly Todd

Monica Pear

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Gary Marcus

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Synopsis

After civil engineer Arlo Pear (Richard Pryor) loses his job following a corporate merger, he must sell his house and move with his wife, Monica (Beverly Todd), and daughter, Casey (Stacey Dash), 2,000 miles from small-town New Jersey to Boise, Idaho. Unfortunately, the moving company -- led by slippery, fast-talking Perry (Robert LaSardo) -- has other ideas. When the movers go AWOL with the Pear family's belongings in the midst of the journey, Pear decides to take matters into his own hands.

Director: Alan Metter
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld
Screenwriter: Andy Breckman
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros., Brooksfilms
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 1988, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.7M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround

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