Breaking Away

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.1/10

285 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Supporting Actress

Best Original Song Score

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.3M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$20.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$17.7M

ROI: +770%

Budget Recovery870% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.3M|Revenue: $20.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

39.2K

Daily Avg

653

7-Day Trend

+7%

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Story Setting

Set In

Bloomington

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Matthew F. Leonetti

Film Editing

Cynthia Scheider

Music / Score

Patrick Williams

Production Design

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Breaking Away

Available in 55 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

JapanPG12

SpainAPTA

HU18

South Korea12

Netherlands14

Production

Director

Peter Yates

Writer

Steve Tesich

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast

Dennis Christopher

Dave Stoller

Dennis Quaid

Mike

Daniel Stern

Cyril

Jackie Earle Haley

Moocher

Barbara Barrie

Evelyn Stoller

Paul Dooley

Ray Stoller

Robyn Douglass

Katherine

Hart Bochner

Rod

Amy Wright

Nancy

Peter Maloney

Doctor

John Ashton

Mike's Brother

No Image

Lisa Shure

French Girl

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