
Josh and Dena, two young environmental activists, are planning a large scale act to force the world to think about what they're doing to the environment. They pull in Harmon, a man with a sketchy past, to help them pull off their big plan. However, unforeseen consequences bring a whole host of guilt, paranoia and other problems, and their ultimate act will change themselves more than the world around them.... (Full plot summary below)
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Josh and Dena, two young environmental activists, are planning a large scale act to force the world to think about what they're doing to the environment. They pull in Harmon, a man with a sketchy past, to help them pull off their big plan. However, unforeseen consequences bring a whole host of guilt, paranoia and other problems, and their ultimate act will change themselves more than the world around them.
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| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIt’s a richly engrossing drama, so long as you understand that it’s aiming for the head, not the gut. |
| Thompson on HollywoodRyan LattanzioThe film's universe is one of complex moral fabric, where red herrings fall like flies and paranoia, among other things, is in the water. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen...brings complicated human dilemmas into the climate-change crossfire. |
| Movie MezzanineAndy CrumpNight Moves sees [Reichardt] operating on a whole new plane of restraint, even compared to the rest of her filmography. |
| The Patriot LedgerAl AlexanderReichardt has always been a filmmaker who plants dots and then asks you to try and connect them. It's somewhat disappointing that it's easier to do here than in her past films. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark DujsikNight Moves stares, unflinching, at an amoral bomb ready to blow, and there's nothing to be done to stop it. |
| Under the RadarAustin TrunickKelly Reichardt crafts Night Moves into a gripping, suspenseful, and ultimately tragic tale. |
| Urban CinefileLouise KellerAfter a riveting first half filled with tension and one in which we are left to draw our own conclusions about details and relationships, the remainder of the film fizzles to some extent, diminishing the payoff |
| Anchorage PressIndra ArriagaReichardt's work explores themes of isolation in a society that is slowly coming undone at the edges. |
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerThe stakes are real... but so are the costs of action and "Night Moves" is all about responsibility. |