Movie

Moonrise Kingdom

2012 · 94 min

A meticulously composed, bittersweet story of young love and escape, told with deadpan charm and visual symmetry.

Tagline: A story of young love, wild adventures, and a very neat escape.
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 – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, love, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
love
family
isolation
freedom
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild