Moonrise Kingdom

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Moonrise Kingdom

PG-13

Released Jun 29, 2012

1h 34m

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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 (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) 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

Charming, enveloping, seriously funny, and beautiful.

Jun 10, 2021

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Nick James

Sight & Sound

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

Aug 30, 2017

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David Thomson

The New Republic

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

Jun 17, 2013

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Chase Hutchinson

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

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.

Jul 25, 2024

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

Anderson finds something that has often been lost among his pitch-perfect aesthetic and clinical composition: warmth.

Rated: 4/5

May 7, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A typically quirky and erratic Wes Anderson effort...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 13, 2023

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Lyra W

The quirkiest, most endearing film I’ve watched for a long time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Michael V

If you like Wes Anderson's specific brand of weird, you'll like this film. I wasn't crazy about the main characters but everything else was excellent.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Billy R

Absolutely peak. Fantastic narrative, sort of silly acting on the kids but still good. Perfect climax, beautifully epilogue

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Julie H

A modern day Romeo and Juliet with a stellar adult cast. It also has beautiful scenery, great storytelling and wonderful music. I found it completely charming.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Gabriel S

Wes Andersons film style is so unique, making this movie easy and fun to watch. Watching Edward Norton run down a hill flailing his arms after the scouts were chasing Sam made me laugh, and I appreciate all the comedy in this movie. Definitely recommend if you like Fantastic Mr. Fox, or any of Andersons other films.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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A P

I really enjoyed watching this movie, it had a very interesting plot. Some things I liked about the how it was film was the symmetrical shots they had like at the ending when you can see Suzy with her siblings and Sam in the front of them painting. And the split shot when they where calling the social worker and you could see them both on the screen. I also enjoyed the colors and setting they had especially the one when they are running away at the beginning and you could see them in the woods.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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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 (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) 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: Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures
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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