The Florida Project

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The Florida Project

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2017

1h 55m

Drama

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Set in the shadow of the most magical place on Earth, 6-year-old Moonee and her two best friends forge their own adventures, while Moonee's struggling mom and a kindhearted motel manager protect the kids from the harsh reality that surrounds them.

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Critics Consensus

The Florida Project offers a colorfully empathetic look at an underrepresented part of the population that proves absorbing even as it raises sobering questions about modern America.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

It’s superficially less bleak than Tangerine, rendered by Baker in tropical colours, but poverty lurks throughout.

Jul 29, 2022

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Christy Lemire

What the Flick?!

I knew form the first shot that I was watching a truly great movie... It's so real, it's so raw.

Rated: 9.6/10

Sep 26, 2018

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

A work that combines boundless energy and childlike enthusiasm with dark social realism, Sean Baker's wildly inventive style of filmmaking has resulted in the gorgeous masterpiece that is The Florida Project.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Baker’s brave and bracing film is far from a whimsical fable. It is a dramatic thumbnail depiction of a growing section of this nation’s culture that many may not want to admit exists, let alone condone.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 13, 2024

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Baker's vision for The Florida Project is brilliant in concept and even more vital in execution. The ending to this film is easily some of the best filmmaking of 2017.

Aug 8, 2024

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Trevor Johnston

Radio Times

Its potent combination of empathy, observation and miraculously natural performances make this a modern classic, with strong echoes of Ken Loach's very best work.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 9, 2024

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Nathan S

Enthralling. Immersive. Incredible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Claudia M

One of the most important films of our time. Willem Dafoe is stunning. You can’t look away and although it’s not comfortable to watch, there’s light in there.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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keven q

This is one of the most Real, cute, touching, cringe-worthy portrayals of actual people, living on the edge of existence I have ever seen. The kids in this movie were simply amazing. Prince should've gotten nominated for an Oscar, she was that good, though too young of course. Dafoe is gonna die and I'm going to be unsatisfied with the amount of movies he's done- should be in 2 a year. THE most original story I've seen in a long time. A must keep movie- I put it in my top 25 all time and I have over 1700 movies, you do the math. LOVED IT and Thank You Sean Baker- you so captured the vibe of that situation AND Orlando.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/25

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John F

Sean Baker's best film to date imo. Dafoe received a much-deserved Oscar nomination for his performance but the film deserved more (the cinematography for one). Baker tries to present the story from the child's perspective, something incredibly hard to do, yet largely succeeds even if the dialogue and/or actions may be incomprehensible at times (at least from an adult's view). Halley is a "bad girl" yet Baker succeeds in portraying her in a way the audience empathizes with her and her situation. In reality Halley is a young woman who wants to have fun like anyone else her age, but caring for a child with scant resources and support system makes it nearly impossible to pull off. Poverty wears you down and kills you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Scott R

NYT 1000 movies list. Not one I need to see again for its sad account of those on the tertiary sides of society, just struggling to make ends meet in FL. SLC DVD.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Donald D

As close to perfection as a film can get. It is a diamond.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Synopsis

Set in the shadow of the most magical place on Earth, 6-year-old Moonee and her two best friends forge their own adventures, while Moonee's struggling mom and a kindhearted motel manager protect the kids from the harsh reality that surrounds them.

Director: Sean Baker
Producer: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Shih-Ching Tsou, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks, Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri
Screenwriter: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Cre Film, June Pictures, Freestyle Picture Company, Cinereach
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Behavior|Sexual References|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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