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Breaking Away

“The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!”

1979 · 1 h 41 min
Directed by Peter Yates · UK · British Cinema
ComedyDramaSport

Cast

Dennis Christopher Dennis Quaid Daniel Stern Jackie Earle Haley Barbara Barrie Paul Dooley

Credits

Written by: Steve Tesich

Plot

A young cyclist in Indiana dreams of racing the Italians while his friends drift after high school.

Sinekatalog’s take

Peter Yates's coming-of-age sports comedy is warm and funny, a charming Oscar winner for its screenplay.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (27,920 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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