Moonlight
“This is the story of a lifetime”
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Where to watch
Netflix
Stream
Plex Channel
Free with ads
The Roku Channel
Free with ads
Kanopy
Free
Hoopla
Free
Fandango at Home Free
Free with ads
Your rating
Your review
Cast
26 people
Trevante Rhodes
Black
Known for
Bird Box
The Predator
André Holland
Kevin
Known for
Castle Rock
The Knick
Janelle Monáe
Teresa
Known for
Hidden Figures
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Ashton Sanders
Chiron
Known for
The Equalizer 2
Captive State
Jharrel Jerome
Kevin Age 16
Known for
When They See Us
Mr. Mercedes
Alex R. Hibbert
Little
Known for
The Chi
Good Burger 2
Jaden Piner
Kevin Age 9
Known for
Boo!
Naomie Harris
Paula
Known for
28 Days Later
Rampage
Mahershala Ali
Juan
Known for
Green Book
House of Cards
Shariff Earp
Terrence
Known for
They Cloned Tyrone
Duan Sanderson
Azu
Also in
Acid Rain
Herman 'Caheei McGloun
Longshoreman
No other roles listed
Barry Jenkins Director · Tarell Alvin McCraney Story Nicholas Britell Composer
Worldwide gross $65M · Budget $4M · United States release October 21, 2016
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$65,046,687
Gross vs. budget
16.3×
Production
A24
Production · Studio
Plan B Entertainment
Production
PASTEL
Production
Upload Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2016
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · October 21, 2016
Limited theatrical · New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA
United States · February 28, 2017
Physical
United States
October 2, 2016 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 8, 2016 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 10, 2016 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 21, 2016 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
October 24, 2016 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 26, 2016 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
November 4, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Limited Expansion
November 10, 2016 · Premiere · Hawaii Film Festival
November 18, 2016 · Theatrical
February 27, 2025 · Limited theatrical · One Night Only IMAX Re-Release
October 2, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 10th Anniversary 4K Remaster
Argentina
November 17, 2016 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Australia
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Austria
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 1, 2017 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 19, 2017 · Premiere · Sofia Film Festival
April 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2016 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 7, 2016 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Chile
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
China
June 17, 2017 · Digital · IQIYI
June 18, 2017 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Cyprus
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 3, 2021 · Physical · DVD
August 14, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Estonia
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Finland
February 10, 2017 · Premiere
France
February 1, 2017 · Theatrical
June 6, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
January 20, 2017 · Premiere · Berlin
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
August 25, 2017 · Physical
Greece
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
India
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 30, 2017 · Premiere · Bali International Film Festival
February 3, 2018 · TV
Ireland
February 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Israel
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
October 13, 2016 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
March 31, 2017 · Theatrical
September 15, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Kazakhstan
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 23, 2017 · Premiere · Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius Film Festival
Mexico
January 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
May 24, 2017 · Physical · DVD
May 27, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 24, 2017 · TV · NPO 3
New Zealand
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Norway
February 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Peru
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 30, 2021 · Digital
Poland
October 27, 2016 · Premiere · American Film Festival
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Romania
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Russia
February 16, 2017 · Premiere · Paradise
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 26, 2017 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 10, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 22, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
February 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 1, 2017 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical · German
March 15, 2017 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
March 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 2, 2017 · Premiere · American Independence Film Festival
April 13, 2017 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 19, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 6, 2016 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 10, 2017 · Limited theatrical
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
June 19, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Uruguay
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
More from Barry Jenkins
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Moonlight
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.