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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

The second film in the Twilight film series, New Moon follows Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who is thrown into a deep depression when he vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) breaks up with Bella and moves away after an incident convinces him that he and his family and dangerous to her. As she struggles to cope with her depression and begins forming a closer bond with her werewolf best friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella begins to be pulled deeper into the world of the supernatural despite both Jacob's and Edward's attempts to keep her safe. 

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
PG-13
Fantasy
Adventure
Drama

Director
Chris Weitz
Release Date
November 20, 2009
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Kellan Lutz , Peter Facinelli , Rachelle Lefevre , Nikki Reed , Robert Pattinson , Kristen Stewart , Jackson Rathbone , Billy Burke , Dakota Fanning , Ashley Greene , Taylor Lautner , Anna Kendrick , Michael Sheen
Writers
Melissa Rosenberg
Runtime
130 minutes
Franchise(s)
The Twilight Saga
prequel(s)
Twilight
Budget
$50 million

Summary

Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and in her depression she falls into yet another paranormal relationship — this time with werewolf Jacob Black.

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