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Moonrise Kingdom

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
355K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,428
426
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, two twelve-year-olds 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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A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
355K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,428
426
  • Director
    • Wes Anderson
  • Writers
    • Wes Anderson
    • Roman Coppola
  • Stars
    • Jared Gilman
    • Kara Hayward
    • Bruce Willis
  • Director
    • Wes Anderson
  • Writers
    • Wes Anderson
    • Roman Coppola
  • Stars
    • Jared Gilman
    • Kara Hayward
    • Bruce Willis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 517User reviews
    • 507Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 36 wins & 122 nominations total

    Videos33

    No. 1
    Trailer 2:03
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    "Were You Followed?"
    Clip 0:48
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    "The Most Important Decision In Your Lives"
    Clip 0:50
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    "New Penzance"
    Clip 0:47
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    "Loaded Question"
    Clip 0:43
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    "Juvenile Refuge"
    Clip 0:44
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    Deputizing The Little Guy
    Clip 0:39
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    Moonrise Kingdom: Non Violent Rescue Operation
    Clip 0:53
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    Moonrise Kingdom: Do You Steal?
    Clip 1:33
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    Moonrise Kingdom: Flew The Coop
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    Moonrise Kingdom: Where You Followed?
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    Moonrise Kingdom: The Most Important Decision In Your Lives
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    Photos275

    Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Lucas Hedges, Gabriel Rush, Jake Ryan, Tanner Flood, Charlie Kilgore, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, and Wyatt Ralff in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Neal Huff and Tilda Swinton in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Wes Anderson in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Edward Norton, Tommy Nelson, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Lucas Hedges, Gabriel Rush, Charlie Kilgore, and Andreas Sheikh in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, and Tilda Swinton in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Edward Norton and Chandler Frantz in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Kara Hayward in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Jason Schwartzman and Gabriel Rush in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Bruce Willis in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Wes Anderson and Jared Gilman in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Wes Anderson in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

    Top cast

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    Jared Gilman
    Jared Gilman
    • Sam
    Kara Hayward
    Kara Hayward
    • Suzy
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Captain Sharp
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Mr. Bishop
    Edward Norton
    Edward Norton
    • Scout Master Ward
    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Mrs. Bishop
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Social Services
    Jason Schwartzman
    Jason Schwartzman
    • Cousin Ben
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • The Narrator
    Lucas Hedges
    Lucas Hedges
    • Redford
    Charlie Kilgore
    Charlie Kilgore
    • Lazy-Eye
    Andreas Sheikh
    • Panagle
    Chandler Frantz
    • Gadge
    Robert Hadlock
    Robert Hadlock
    • Deluca
    • (as Rob Campbell)
    L.J. Foley
    L.J. Foley
    • Izod
    Gabriel Rush
    Gabriel Rush
    • Skotak
    Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
    Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
    • Roosevelt
    Tommy Nelson
    Tommy Nelson
    • Nickleby
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Wes Anderson
      • Roman Coppola
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The dance scene on the beach was saved for the very end of filming, so that the two young leads would be comfortable around each other, and was done on a closed set (just the two leads, co-writer and director Wes Anderson, and the cameraman).
    • Goofs
      The pilot of the plane incorrectly says the word "five" as "fiver". In standard aviation phonetics--NATO alphabets--the number "nine" is pronounced "niner", to distinguish it from "five", which is pronounced as "fife".
    • Quotes

      Sam: I feel I'm in a real family now. Not like yours, but similar to one.

      Suzy: I always wished I was an orphan. Most of my favorite characters are. I think your lives are more special.

      Sam: I love you, but you don't know what you're talking about.

      Suzy: I love you, too.

    • Crazy credits
      During the final credits, Alexandre Desplat's music is vocally decomposed, like it was for the piece of classical music during the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A.-F.
      (1946)

      Composed by Benjamin Britten

      Performed by New York Philharmonic

      Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

      Narrated by Henry Chapin (uncredited)

    User reviews517

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    9/10
    An ambitious film which for the most part delivers spectacularly
    Saw this just now in a small indie cinema in Heidelberg, Germany and I have to say, it was a romp. In my humble opinion this film manages to be both Wes Anderson's funniest picture so far and his most melancholic. The utter uncompromising stylishness of his other work is also present here, perhaps even heightened, but in contrast to The Life Aquatic (and to a certain degree The Darjeeling Limited), the emphasis here is firmly on plot. The brave and often odd visuals never overwhelm the story and the audience never feels like they are not quite in on the joke, like in The Life Aquatic. The tone does tend to become a bit erratic, especially in the last third of the film when Anderson seems to want to pack so much into every frame that the film becomes a bit cartoonish at times (hence the not-perfect score from me). All in all, though, the plot is very balanced and the pacing is great. The two young leads are superb and the brave move by Anderson to place unknown actors front and centre pays off beautifully. The rest of the cast is on paper even more star-studded than The Royal Tenenbaums and yet Anderson never steers into unnecessary character development just to accommodate his stars. A touch here and a touch there are more than enough to paint a picture of a group of people who are eerily similar in their dissatisfaction with their lives and yet react quite differently to the two young lovers' dash (literally) for happiness. In conclusion, a must-see for Anderson fans and highly recommended for everyone else.
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    • May 18, 2012

    Iconic On-Screen Romances

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    FAQ5

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    • What is the song that plays throughout the film?
    • Were children subjected to shock therapy in the 1960s, as implied in Moonrise Kingdom?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 29, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un reino bajo la luna
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA(moonrise kingdom cove)
    • Production companies
      • Indian Paintbrush
      • American Empirical Pictures
      • Moonrise
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,512,466
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $522,996
      • May 27, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,264,022
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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