# Moving (1988)

> A fired New Jersey transit engineer drags his reluctant family toward Idaho, only to find that moving house turns into an absurd cascade of personal and logistical disasters.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18371

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family
- Director: Alan Metter
- Cast: Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd, Dave Thomas, Dana Carvey, Randy Quaid, Stacey Dash, Morris Day, Ji-Tu Cumbuka
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095662/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: broad, chaotic, profane, lazy weekend, 1980s comedy marathon

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- [National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/3237)
- [Brewster's Millions (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/6092)
- [National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/6173)
- [Neighbors (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/11797)
- [Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/1759)
- [Summer Rental (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/11720)
- [Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/7818)
- [The Toy (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/14051)
- [Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/5067)
- [Coneheads (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/4787)

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