Moonrise Kingdom

4.06
    Moonrise Kingdom
    2012

    Synopsis

    Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

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    Cast

    • Jared GilmanSam Shakusky
    • Kara HaywardSuzy Bishop
    • Bruce WillisCaptain Sharp
    • Edward NortonScout Master Ward
    • Bill MurrayMr. Bishop
    • Frances McDormandMrs. Bishop
    • Tilda SwintonSocial Services
    • Jason SchwartzmanCousin Ben
    • Bob BalabanThe Narrator
    • Lucas HedgesRedford

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Slant Magazine

      Although the film remains continually fanciful, it always reminds us of the stakes in which precocious childhood rubs up against the possibility of a childhood denied altogether.
    • 83

      IndieWire

      Even when that story drags, Moonrise Kingdom could be appreciated on mute.
    • 80

      Boxoffice Magazine

      The director of quirky fare with a rabid cult-like following has made a charming, magical and really funny new work about two unique young kids discovering love over one unforgettable summer, and it's the director's most accessible movie yet.
    • 80

      The Guardian

      A very charming, beautifully wrought, if somehow depthless film - eccentric but heartfelt, and thought through to the tiniest, quirkiest detail in the classic Anderson style.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      This is a Wes Anderson film -- more lightweight than some, possessing a stronger emotional undertow than others -- that will strike the uninitiated as conspicuously arch.
    • 80

      Time

      Cheers for a Cannes director who has infused his technical mastery with radiant life. In the Museum of the World of Wes Anderson, the dolls are dancing.
    • 80

      Total Film

      Fleet, funny, impeccably orchestrated: whimsical Wes returns on top of his game. Non-fans might call it over-familiar comfort cinema but with the craft so loving and new elements so well-integrated, his singular pitch remains a thing to cherish.
    • 80

      Empire

      As funny, bittersweet and as distinct as you'd expect from Wes Anderson, a director who helps you know you are not alone. Terrific performances from sprogs to stars and a lovely sense of the sorrow and joy of growing up.

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