This is the story of a lifetime
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Moonlight (2016) is a drama film directed by Barry Jenkins, released on October 21, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 51m. It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe and Ashton Sanders. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 7,671 ratings.
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Trevante Rhodes
as Black
André Holland
as Kevin
Janelle Monáe
as Teresa
Ashton Sanders
as Chiron
Jharrel Jerome
as Kevin Age 16
Alex R. Hibbert
as Little
Jaden Piner
as Kevin Age 9
Naomie Harris
as Paula
Mahershala Ali
as Juan
Shariff Earp
as Terrence
Duan Sanderson
as Azu
Herman 'Caheei McGloun
as Longshoreman
Directed by Barry Jenkins, written by Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, produced by Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 7,671 ratings.
**Blue is the warmest colour.** This is an exceptional film, but only from one perspective and that is, LGBT. I totally respect that, because I'm a big supporter. But apart from that, particularly from the filmmaking aspect I did not like it. I felt like this film took place somewhere in Africa, but the accent was American. Because I could not find a single white or any other race people, even in the background.…
Reviewed on February 26, 2017
It's the third segment of this that's the most interesting but the preceding two are essential in helping us to understand the situation in which the young "Chiron" (Alex R. Hibbert, then an effective Ashton Sanders as a troubled teenager before finally, by this latter point, Trevante Rhodes) finds himself. Initially we see a young boy living in Miami with his crack-addicted mother "Paula" (Naomie Harris). He grows…
Reviewed on January 2, 2024
so good got me crying it's one of my favourites i'm amazed and i want to log it on here, i definetly recommend watching i watched it multiple times
Reviewed on May 21, 2026
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Moonlight (2016) is available to stream on Hulu, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Moonlight (2016) includes Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome. The film was directed by Barry Jenkins. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Moonlight was released on October 21, 2016 and runs for 1h 51m.
Moonlight (2016) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 7,671 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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