Moonrise Kingdom vs Rushmore

Set on a fictional New England island in the 1960s, this film captures the innocence and intensity of first love. Two young runaways escape their stifling lives, prompting a search party led by the local scout master and the island's police captain. The film is a beautiful, nostalgic look at childhood and the adult world's inability to understand it. Its color palette of warm yellows and greens pe...

The film that launched the careers of both Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman, 'Rushmore' is a sharp, funny, and surprisingly poignant look at an eccentric high school student. Max Fischer's obsession with his school and his complicated friendship with a wealthy industrialist creates a unique dynamic that is both hilarious and uncomfortable. It established many of the tropes that would define Ande...