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Moonstruck

Play trailer Poster for Moonstruck PG,  1987,  1h 42m,  Romance/ Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 74 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 74 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta (Cher) accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny (Danny Aiello), than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage). She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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Critics Consensus

Led by energetic performances from Nicolas Cage and Cher, Moonstruck is an exuberantly funny tribute to love and one of the decade's most appealing comedies.

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Victoria Mather Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 7, 2026
Moonstruck represents a return to good writing with real, fully developed characters, not just some sensational "film concept" slapped on the screen with flashy imagery. Go to Full Review
Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 15, 2023
Moonstruck isn’t heartfelt; it’s an honest contrivance -- the mockery is a giddy homage to our, desire for grand passion. With its own special lushness, it’s a rose-tinted black comedy. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) May 8, 2023
Earthy, immediate and very funny, this is enjoyable stuff. Go to Full Review
Mary Kassel Screen Rant Mar 14, 2025
10/10
Hilarious, romantic, & quietly lush, Moonstruck doesn't just hold up today. It's the kind of movie built to last, the kind we don't see anymore. Go to Full Review
Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Apr 16, 2024
2/5
This is a weird film. Outside of some strong scenes with the family, the performances are all over the place. Go to Full Review
Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Apr 16, 2024
2/5
I expected this to be a lot better given the accolades it received. When it aims to be a comedy, it falter. When it embraces itself as a family drama, the story and the characters thrive. Go to Full Review
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Feb 2, 2019 The best, GREATEST romcom movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: That's Amore! And the best movie quote ever spoken: "Snap out of it!" See more
Albus R Jan 13, 2019 A neat discussion that pushes the false before true love trope with neat thoroughness and meaning of romantic pursuit and growing chemistry, and leading it all is the finely performed chemistry from the main pair in their particular shiny best. (B+) (Full review TBD) See more
Anakin P Sep 2, 2018 although not much of a comedy to me...
Ron W Aug 17, 2018 strikes once and that'd be all.. Moonstruck 4 Out Of 5 Moonstruck is a character driven romantic drama about a dysfunctional family and the dysfunctional love that runs on its tree with a hint of humor served on everyone's plate. It is one of those rare rom-com drama that has surprisingly got everything right with a balanced equation with heavy teams on each side. The conversations are flirty and notoriously hilarious with gigs that are so smoothly created, that leaves the audience in an awe of its mellow sweetness. Ticking for almost 100 minutes, the family has a more-than-welcome agenda that leaves the viewers satisfied and hungry for more simultaneously. The chemistry among each individual character varies with a wide range and still somehow managed to create the anticipated environment of a family reunion to the point where you feel part of this chaos. It is rich on technical aspects like background score, sound department and amazing melodies that are hummed throughout the course of it. It is well edited with a stunning cinematography and colourful visuals that adds the cherry on top of it all. The writing is sharp if not strong and adaptive, gripping and eerily follows a mutual theme whenever parallel tracks are going on; something that doesn't come often. Jewison; the director, is in his A game and doing some of his careers best work where his passion exceeds the hard work. Cher is confident and on the note with Cage supporting her decently but the show stealer would be Dukakis and not because she had stronger role to portray but she pulls it off without flinching even for a second. Argumentative conversations, hilarious tiny moments installed and good old romantic tale are the high points of the feature that helps it make it to the major league. Moonstruck is something that strikes once and that'd be all which is what makes it poetic in its rawness that is utterly deep than it seems. See more
Albus R Aug 4, 2018 Such a fun movie, stands the test of time...Great performance by Cher. A really feel good movie.
Draco S Mar 31, 2018 Some kind of weird and funny at the same time story. Interesting to see young Nicolas Cage and Cher being together on the screen.. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta (Cher) accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny (Danny Aiello), than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage). She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Patrick J. Palmer, Norman Jewison
Screenwriter
John Patrick Shanley
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Star Partners
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.0M
Runtime
1h 42m
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