Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- nostalgic
- restless
- bittersweet
- nostalgic movie night
- classic sequel double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the ambitious multi-year sequel evocative in places but too disorganized and tonally misguided to match its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John, Laurie, Debbie, Steve, and Terry return across four New Year's Eves as adulthood, politics, and relationships reshape their lives.
The narrative moves among four New Year's Eves in the mid-1960s, with separate character threads and shifting film styles.
Romantic and friendship conflicts unfold alongside peace rallies, campus unrest, police brutality, and the Vietnam War.
The characters move through rock-and-roll culture, hippie settings, student protest, marijuana use, and New Year's celebrations.
Films like More American Graffiti, and why
American Graffiti
ensemble coming-of-age drama using cars, rock music, and youthful relationships to evoke mid-century american adolescence
Diner
nostalgic teen ensemble drama centered on changing friendships and romantic uncertainty during a formative historical moment
The Last Picture Show
youthful period drama blending pop music, counterculture, romance, and political unrest across the 1960s
Breaking Away
multi-character coming-of-age drama where personal relationships unfold against social upheaval and generational change
Movie Details
- Director
- Bill L. Norton
- Release Date
- 1979-08-03
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (113)
Cast
- Paul Le Mat
- Cindy Williams
- Candy Clark
- Charles Martin Smith
- Mackenzie Phillips
- Bo Hopkins
- Ron Howard
- Will Seltzer
- Anna Bjorn
- Scott Glenn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is More American Graffiti about?
- Familiar young Californians confront adulthood and a turbulent America across four New Year's Eves in the 1960s.
- What is More American Graffiti like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of More American Graffiti as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is More American Graffiti violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in More American Graffiti as moderate.
- What did critics think of More American Graffiti?
- Critics broadly found the ambitious multi-year sequel evocative in places but too disorganized and tonally misguided to match its predecessor.
- Which films are like More American Graffiti?
- Films with a similar feel include American Graffiti, Diner, The Last Picture Show, and Breaking Away.
- How long is More American Graffiti?
- More American Graffiti runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch More American Graffiti?
- In United States, More American Graffiti streams on YouTube TV.
