Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums) comedy set in the summer of ’65 where a small community is mobilised in search of two runaway 12-year-old lovebirds. The all-star cast includes Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.
A quiet community resides on an island off the coast of New England. After falling in love, former Khaki Scout and orphan Sam (Jared Gilman) runs away with forlorn Suzy (Kara Hayward) into the island's wilderness. With the local sheriff (Willis), the girl’s parents (Murray and Frances McDormand), Social Services (Tilda Swinton) and a Khaki Scout troop leader (Norton) all trying to stabilise the situation, the search threatens to become a disaster when a violent storm brews off-shore.
- Director:
- Wes Anderson ('The Royal Tenenbaums', 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou', 'The Darjeeling Limited', 'Fantastic Mr. Fox', 'Rushmore', 'Bottle Rocket')
- Writer:
- Wes AndersonRoman Coppola
- Cast:
- Bruce WillisEdward NortonTilda SwintonBill MurrayFrances McDormandJason SchwartzmanHarvey KeitelBob BalabanJared GilmanKara Hayward
Reviews & comments
His best since Rushmore.
This is probably Wes Anderson's best film since Rushmore. This is defiantly an excellent film that should be on everyones must watch list for the year. Having some excellent performances from the adult cast of Bill Murray, Edward Norton and Bruce Willis's strange role as Captain Sharp. But the real stand out of the film is the performance of the young cast...
A Quiet Little Masterpiece.
Wes Anderson serves up a visual feast with this whimsical tale. Some might find it over art-directed but for me it felt like a cross between a movie and a story book, a little charmer. Ed Norton's chain-smoking scout leader was my favourite character in an impressive list of quirky oddballs. I think most people would find something to like about this little...
A much needed film
Moonrise Kingdom has all the quirk Wes Anderson films are famed for, and a sweetness about it that manages to capture a magic, and innocence, of youth which seems sadly missing from cinema, these days, with its preoccupation with extremes. This is a quiet, understated, film that seems to hit every note right. It never feels patronizing to children, the way...
Children's story for adults
This is quite an unusual, quirky, film - a kind of children's story for adults (though you could safely take your junior teens). The story deals with two 12 year olds who run away together and the ensuing manhunt for them. Set in 1965, those of you who grew up through that period will remember a time of innocence and the movie reflects that. The 2 main...
Heartfelt & Whimsical
Wes Anderson can be an acquired taste and I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan of his films but this one just shot into my top ten fave movies ever Quirky & beautifully shot this film is both melancholic and hopeful. Many a teenager feels an outcast and this movie brings to the screen two great characters who we fall for and root for all the way. Great casting...
Beautiful, but forgettable
The plot is simple; two pre-pubescent children run away from home and Scout camp respectively, while their family and friends search for them. The children's antics mirror the freedom that the adults yearn for (particularly Frances McDormand, who is dedicated to a loveless marriage). Edward Norton's washed up Scout Leader was great. His zeal for his...
Variety
pressRepresents a sort of non-magical Neverland -- that momentous instant when the world can seem so small and a naive crush can feel all-consuming.
Total Film
pressNon-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.
Time Out
pressAnderson's romantic fantasia is after something much more complicated and profound-an ever-renewing balance between the hopes of youth and the disappointments of age.
The New York Times
pressBreezes along with a beautifully coordinated admixture of droll humor, deadpan and slapstick.
The Guardian
pressA very charming, beautifully wrought, if somehow depthless film - eccentric but heartfelt, and thought through to the tiniest, quirkiest detail in the classic Anderson style.
Roger Ebert
pressThe success of "Moonrise Kingdom" depends on its understated gravity. None of the actors ever play for laughs or put sardonic spins on their material.
Little White Lies
pressPrimarily, this is a film to be savoured for it’s hyper-ornate visual schemes: each one more splendid and breathtaking than the previous.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis is a Wes Anderson film -- more lightweight than some, possessing a stronger emotional undertow than others -- that will strike the uninitiated as conspicuously arch.
Empire Magazine
pressAs 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.
Variety
pressRepresents a sort of non-magical Neverland -- that momentous instant when the world can seem so small and a naive crush can feel all-consuming.
Total Film
pressNon-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.
Time Out
pressAnderson's romantic fantasia is after something much more complicated and profound-an ever-renewing balance between the hopes of youth and the disappointments of age.
The New York Times
pressBreezes along with a beautifully coordinated admixture of droll humor, deadpan and slapstick.
The Guardian
pressA very charming, beautifully wrought, if somehow depthless film - eccentric but heartfelt, and thought through to the tiniest, quirkiest detail in the classic Anderson style.
Roger Ebert
pressThe success of "Moonrise Kingdom" depends on its understated gravity. None of the actors ever play for laughs or put sardonic spins on their material.
Little White Lies
pressPrimarily, this is a film to be savoured for it’s hyper-ornate visual schemes: each one more splendid and breathtaking than the previous.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis is a Wes Anderson film -- more lightweight than some, possessing a stronger emotional undertow than others -- that will strike the uninitiated as conspicuously arch.
Empire Magazine
pressAs 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.
His best since Rushmore.
This is probably Wes Anderson's best film since Rushmore. This is defiantly an excellent film that should be on everyones must watch list for the year. Having some excellent performances from the adult cast of Bill Murray, Edward Norton and Bruce Willis's strange role as Captain Sharp. But the real stand out of the film is the performance of the young...
A Quiet Little Masterpiece.
Wes Anderson serves up a visual feast with this whimsical tale. Some might find it over art-directed but for me it felt like a cross between a movie and a story book, a little charmer. Ed Norton's chain-smoking scout leader was my favourite character in an impressive list of quirky oddballs. I think most people would find something to like about this...
A much needed film
Moonrise Kingdom has all the quirk Wes Anderson films are famed for, and a sweetness about it that manages to capture a magic, and innocence, of youth which seems sadly missing from cinema, these days, with its preoccupation with extremes. This is a quiet, understated, film that seems to hit every note right. It never feels patronizing to children, the...
Children's story for adults
This is quite an unusual, quirky, film - a kind of children's story for adults (though you could safely take your junior teens). The story deals with two 12 year olds who run away together and the ensuing manhunt for them. Set in 1965, those of you who grew up through that period will remember a time of innocence and the movie reflects that. The 2 main...
Heartfelt & Whimsical
Wes Anderson can be an acquired taste and I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan of his films but this one just shot into my top ten fave movies ever Quirky & beautifully shot this film is both melancholic and hopeful. Many a teenager feels an outcast and this movie brings to the screen two great characters who we fall for and root for all the way. Great...
Beautiful, but forgettable
The plot is simple; two pre-pubescent children run away from home and Scout camp respectively, while their family and friends search for them. The children's antics mirror the freedom that the adults yearn for (particularly Frances McDormand, who is dedicated to a loveless marriage). Edward Norton's washed up Scout Leader was great. His zeal for his...
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