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Breaking Away (1979)

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All Time

of 190,068

373

1970's

of 10,575

52

1979

of 3,575

7
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,525
  
  57
  
  Comedy of 1979
  
  of 113
  
  4
  
  Comedy of the 1970's
  
  of 1,030
  
  10
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,969
  
  214
  
  Drama of 1979
  
  of 170
  
  4
  
  Drama of the 1970's
  
  of 1,855
  
  32
Sports
- Sports All Time
  
  of 1,157
  
  9
  
  Sports of 1979
  
  of 18
  
  1
  
  Sports of the 1970's
  
  of 150
  
  1

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Breaking Away (1979) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1799

Avg Critic Score:3.0941

Breaking Away (1979) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Breaking Away" is a wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy, intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time. ...read the complete Breaking Away movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

27 years after its release, my memory had managed to turn Breaking Away into "a movie about cycling," all its other details lost to time. Upon rewatching it, I realize now why that happened: Breaking Away isn't about much at all. ...read the complete Breaking Away movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Daily-Reviews.com (Ken Cenerelli)

Part of 20th Century Fox's Family Feature collection, the disc contains both widescreen and fullscreen versions. The image was in fine shape with very little bleeding or desaturation. If any disc needs the deluxe treatment it would be a film such as...read the complete Breaking Away (1979) review at Daily-Reviews.com (Ken Cenerelli)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

A refreshingly different sports movie, never really following a completely conventional path, Breaking Away earned solid critical acclaim back in 1979 (5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture). This one delivers almost strictly on charm and the comica...read the complete Breaking Away (1979) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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