Moonrise Kingdom (2012) movie poster

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

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๐Ÿ‘ 89%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 88% (RT: 93%, MC: 84) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
1h 34m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.7/10 (6,256 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
84
Cast
Jared Gilman as Sam Shakusky
Kara Hayward as Suzy Bishop
Bruce Willis as Captain Sharp
Edward Norton as Scout Master Ward
Bill Murray as Mr. Bishop
Frances McDormand as Mrs. Bishop
Tilda Swinton as Social Services
Jason Schwartzman as Cousin Ben
Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it based on 6,256 votes. Critics agree, scoring it 88%.
Overview
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 โ€“ and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • Despite a rocky opening weekend, Moonrise Kingdom went on to gross over 5x its budget thanks purely to incredible audience word-of-mouth.
  • The lead role in Moonrise Kingdom was originally offered to a massive A-list star who turned it down because they didn't understand the script.
Audience Consensus

Moonrise Kingdom is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Wes Anderson. Set on a fictional New England island in 1965, the film follows two 12-year-olds โ€” Sam Shakusky, an orphaned Khaki Scout played by Jared Gilman, and Suzy Bishop, a troubled girl played by Kara Hayward โ€” who fall in love through letters and run away together into the island's wilderness, sparking a community-wide search involving Suzy's lawyer parents played by Bill Murray and Frances McDormand, the island's sole police captain played by Bruce Willis, and Sam's Khaki Scout troop leader played by Edward Norton. Wes Anderson's meticulous visual style โ€” symmetrical compositions, pastel color palettes, handmade props, and lateral tracking shots โ€” was deployed to create a storybook world that captured the magical intensity of first love as experienced by two misfit children.

Alexandre Desplat's whimsical score and Benjamin Britten's choral music gave the film an enchanted quality. Moonrise Kingdom earned $68 million worldwide on a $16 million budget.

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In Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Suzy is reading a book called "The Girl from Jupiter", on the back is a map of Arrakis from the book series Dune.
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In Moonrise Kingdom (2012), the Indian Chief Khaki Scout is played by Cooper Murray, real-life son of Bill Murray, in his only credited feature film role.
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