
Movies that feel likeMoonrise Kingdom (2012)
If you loved Moonrise Kingdom, the closest films we have are The Spectacular Now (2013), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) and Love, Simon (2018). All three share Moonrise Kingdom's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Summer's Tale (1996).
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If Moonrise Kingdom hit the spot, these will too

One thread runs through both: growing up

Both are built on the same subject: growing up
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Wes Anderson working the same nerve twice
The difference: Easier on the romance than Moonrise Kingdom

Contemplative and romantic in the same breath

Both land tenderness and wistfulness at once


Playful drama in both cases

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

Wistful romance in both cases
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