Moonrise Kingdom
1 Oscar Nominations
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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.
What critics thought
One of Anderson's most warmly received films, Moonrise Kingdom earned wide critical admiration for its visually precise, emotionally resonant portrait of young love — with the two novice leads drawing particular praise for their unguarded performances. A small but vocal minority found the film's studied quirkiness emotionally distancing, and later retrospective rankings have occasionally questioned whether its central characters feel fully real.
“a leap ahead, artistically and personally”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“captures the texture of childhood summers, the sense of having a limited amount of time in which to do unlimited things”
Christopher Orr·The Atlantic
“self-consciously clever to a fault”
Leonard Maltin·IndieWire
“kind-hearted and heavily contrived”
Katherine Monk·Postmedia News
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorWes Anderson
StarringJared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Moonrise Kingdom
1 Oscar Nominations
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.
What critics thought
One of Anderson's most warmly received films, Moonrise Kingdom earned wide critical admiration for its visually precise, emotionally resonant portrait of young love — with the two novice leads drawing particular praise for their unguarded performances. A small but vocal minority found the film's studied quirkiness emotionally distancing, and later retrospective rankings have occasionally questioned whether its central characters feel fully real.
“a leap ahead, artistically and personally”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“captures the texture of childhood summers, the sense of having a limited amount of time in which to do unlimited things”
Christopher Orr·The Atlantic
“self-consciously clever to a fault”
Leonard Maltin·IndieWire
“kind-hearted and heavily contrived”
Katherine Monk·Postmedia News
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorWes Anderson
StarringJared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Rent/Purchase