Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man's fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
Moonrise has generally received positive reviews.
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Moonrise was released in 1948 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 17 reviews, giving Moonrise (1948) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 78%. Professional critics were more impressed with Moonrise than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 68%, Moonrise is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1948, which stands at 63%.
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