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Breaking Away

Breaking Away

1979 · Movie · 1h 41m · PG

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Synopsis

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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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.7/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes95%21%
Metacritic91/10021%
TMDB7.2/10311 votes16%
Balasaur Score83100%

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