Jess + Moss

Jess + Moss

A lyrical tale of two solitary, playful and young souls.

Directed by Clay Jeter

Produced by Love Streams agnès b. Productions

201183 min6.3 / 10

A lyrical, melancholic coming-of-age portrait of two isolated young cousins finding solace and meaning in each other across a transformative summer in rural Kentucky.

Jess, age 18, and Moss, age 12 are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can relate to, and lacking friends their own age, they only have each other. Over the course of a summer they venture on a journey exploring deep secrets and hopes of a future while being confronted with fears of isolation, abandonment and an unknown tomorrow.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jess + Moss sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Jess + Moss violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Jess + Moss end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Jess + Moss scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Jess + Moss easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

39/ 100

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Rarity79

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Surprise16

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Love35

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