# Alabama Moon (2009)

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**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Drama, Family
**Directed by**: Tim McCanlies
**Written by**: Watt Key, James Whittaker
**Starring**: John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett, Clint Howard, Gabriel Basso, Uriah Shelton, Elizabeth Jackson

> *An adventure for the boy in all of us.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's one for the Junior Woodchucks. A boy raised off-grid in the Alabama backwoods must adapt to civilization after his dad dies. It’s a sweet-natured movie that probably plays better to its target audience.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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