Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Breaking Away has generally received very positive reviews.
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Breaking Away was released in 1979 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 331 reviews, giving Breaking Away (1979) an average rating of 81%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 82%.
With a score of 81%, Breaking Away is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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