History Film / TheFloridaProject

* BurpingContest: Halley suggests to her daughter that they have a burping contest at the diner where Ashley works. Interestingly enough, this is actually PlayedForDrama, as [[spoiler: Halley convinces Moonee to do it to purposely humiliate Ashley (although, Moonee is unaware of that) in her own workplace [[DisproportionateRetribution for banning the two of them from seeing Scooty ever again]], resulting in the deterioration of their friendship]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Halley's not exactly wrong to point out that the police and DCF are taking Moonee away because she's unfit, yet they're the ones who let her run away.]]

* SliceOfLife: There's no main plot to the movie or overarching danger toward the characters as a whole. Rather the movie is just scene after scene depicting the [[DayInTheLife daily lives]] of the Magic Castle tenants. [[spoiler: At least until [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Halley screws everything up for her and her daughter]]]].

During their summer break, Moonee and her friends wander around the run-down area with little-to-no supervision, embarking on adventures fueled by either their own sense of imagination or mischievousness. At the same time, Halley, having difficulty in keeping a job, desperately looks for ways of paying rent, even if it means resorting to less-than-legal means.

* NamesTheSame: [[invoked]]InUniverse, a Brazilian couple briefly end up at the Magic Castle motel because the husband's brother booked their honeymoon there, thinking it was the [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks more famous Magic Kingdom]].

* AdultFear: Practically the whole movie as the main message conveyed is how it's an honest portrayal of children and where their influences of acting out come from.
** The scene with the likely pedophile trying to get close to the children stands out the most, with Bobby's reacting with appropriate disgust.

''The Florida Project'' is a 2017 drama film, directed by Sean Baker, who also wrote the screenplay with Chris Bergoch. It stars Creator/WillemDafoe and an AmateurCast consisting of Brooklynn Kimberly Prince, Bria Vinaite, and Valeria Cotto.

* ShadowArchetype: Halley to Ashley. Both are rebellious single mothers living in a run-down, crappy motel, but there are key differences between the two. While Halley is unable keep a job, often has to do shady things in order to pay the rent, lets Moonee do whatever she wants (which often has horrible results) and throws profane tantrums when something doesn't go her way, Ashley has an actual job at a diner, actually tries to parent Scooty, and is more mature in her relationships.

* WomanChild: Halley is unable to hold up a job and often has to result to illegal activities in order to pay for rent (and sometimes uses the money on non-necessities). She's also very immature in her relationships with others, and in one scene she even throws an outright temper-tantrum in response to Bobby imposing some new rules on her, which makes Bobby have to treat her as if she were his bratty little daughter.