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Box of Moonlight

1996 · 112 min

A gentle, offbeat drift through rural backroads with a lonely man and a wild stranger, equal parts quirky comedy and quiet midlife melancholy.

Tagline
Some people have a hard time unwinding.
Overview
Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Tom DiCillo
Written by
Tom DiCillo
Starring
John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley, Alexander Goodwin, Mike Stanley
Music
Jim Farmer
Cinematography
Paul Ryan
Runtime
112 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
English

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