Box of Moonlight

About Box of Moonlight

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.

Box of Moonlight (1996) is a comedy film directed by Tom DiCillo. It runs 112 minutes and was released in August 1996.

John Turturro takes the lead as Al Fountain, Sam Rockwell as The Kid, Catherine Keener as Floatie Dupre, and Dermot Mulroney as Wick. Written by Tom DiCillo.

Shelv files it under midlife crisis, stranger, engineer, and free spirit.

The Matador make useful companions to Box of Moonlight. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 80 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.