Night Moves

1975 PG-13 1h 40m

6.7 / 10 352

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6.7/10

352

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Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.

Director Arthur Penn

Writers

Alan Sharp

Stars

Gene Hackman Jennifer Warren John Crawford

Delilah "Delly" Grastner

Mystery Thriller Crime Drama

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Dr_Nostromo 7 Jan 2026

7/10

67/100 A P.I. is hired to find a missing girl but there's more going on than just that. This was a thoroughly solid drama with excellent acting and writing all around. What was really nice was the P.I. Moseby character. Rather than play the stereotypical hard drinking, morally questionable guy ready for conflict, Gene Hackman gave us a genuinely nice guy full of empathy and a need to do the rig...

John Chard 26 Sep 2014

9/10

Take a swing at me Harry the way Sam Spade would. Night Moves is directed by Arthur Penn and written by Alan Sharp. It stars Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Edward Binns, Harris Yulin, Kenneth Mars and Janet Ward. Music is by Michael Small and cinematography by Bruce Surtees. Former footballer turned private detective in Los Angeles Harry Moseby (Ha...