Breaking Away
The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!
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5/24/1979Runtime
101 minsOverview
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$2,300,000Revenue
$20,000,000Homepage
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A tender, funny portrait of four working-class friends navigating the uncertain space between adolescence and adulthood, anchored by one boy's earnest pursuit of a cycling dream. It captures both the exhilaration of youthful ambition and the bittersweet reality of small-town life.
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