Moonrise Kingdom

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Moonrise Kingdom

PG-13

2012

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year-olds Sam and Suzy have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes.

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Critics Consensus

Warm, whimsical, and poignant, the immaculately framed and beautifully acted Moonrise Kingdom presents writer/director Wes Anderson at his idiosyncratic best.

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Carmen Rios

Autostraddle

06/10/2021

Charming, enveloping, seriously funny, and beautiful.

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Nick James

Sight & Sound

08/30/2017

Moonrise Kingdom makes a winning appeal to the precious joys of the pre-teen imagination circa 1965.

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David Thomson

The New Republic

06/17/2013

The film is frequently funny, always elegant (or mock-elegant), and something that would make Humbert Humbert laugh all the way to his asylum.

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Oct 16

A bittersweet story about first love and finding a home, it's also the rare Anderson film that feels as much a part of its genre as part of the director's oeuvre.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20

5/5

Wes Anderson really has something significant going on here with this endless entertaining story filled with surprises, budding romance, and subtle twists along the way.

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Chase Hutchinson

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

07/25/2024

Wes Anderson often gets (unfairly) pigeonholed as a one-note whimsy machine, but he proves he is so much more in the brilliant Moonrise Kingdom, where we see his habitual sweetness offset with somberness.

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Steven G

3d

An absolute masterpiece. Magical. From the story to the acting and the direction. Wes creates beauty out of chaos. A world of wonder is created. A story to be long remembered. 5 stars. PS I need to re-evaluate previous 5 stars.

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Jack H

@Leofan1954 Jan 11

Wes at his magical best. An A-list cast delivers a lovely meditation on the noble aspirations of childhood against the disappointments of adulthood.

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judy b

Jan 9

I think Wes Anderson is all about quirky movies and this one probably tops them all in weirdness. I started watching it several years ago and gave up on it about a half hour into it. I gave it another look because of many favorable reviews. I watched all of it and consider it to be a waste of my time. It’s all about a group of some sort of Boy Scout troop and a young love match with one boy and a girl who seemed slightly older. It never made any sort of sense.

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Sayer D

Oct 12

this was so ahh zero out of ten

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Thomas H

Sep 29

this film is a must see i cannot stress enough how much i love this film its the perfect mix of romance, comedy, drama its a amazing film great shots, story, and pacing just amazing

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Joe T

@SonofBort Aug 20

When I watch this is makes me feel like a kid during summer. No other movies has ever done that.

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Synopsis

The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year-olds Sam and Suzy have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes.

Director: Wes Anderson
Producer: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush
Rating: PG-13 (Smoking|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.5M
Runtime: 1h 34m

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