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10 Best Movies Like Moonrise Kingdom

If you loved Moonrise Kingdom, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

2011★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt ...

#2
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

2003★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she ...

#3
Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-to...

#4
December Boys

December Boys

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend...

#5
Little Darlings

Little Darlings

1980★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp....

#6
Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common

1986★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Moonrise Kingdom for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage....

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