Moon

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Moon

R

2009

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Astronaut Sam Bell's (Sam Rockwell) three-year shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end, and he's looking forward to his reunion with his wife (Dominique McElligott) and young daughter. Suddenly, Sam's health takes a drastic turn for the worse. He suffers painful headaches and hallucinations, and almost has a fatal accident. He meets what appears to be a younger version of himself, possibly a clone. With time running out, Sam must solve the mystery before the company crew arrives.

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Critics Consensus

Boosted by Sam Rockwell's intense performance, Moon is a compelling work of science-fiction, and a promising debut from director Duncan Jones.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

06/24/2022

5/5

Made with only a fraction of your average Star Wars or Marvel movie, but does so much with (relatively little). Sam Rockwell is just fantastic given that he’s largely in the film on his own. A tremendous sci-fi movie.

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

08/14/2010

4/5

Simple and alien-free example of the sci-fi genre. Slow, but there are so many details deserving attention, the chance to take them all in one only enhances the experience.

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Philip Kemp

Sight & Sound

07/06/2010

Moon is an old-fashioned sci-fi movie in the best sense: far more psychological drama than space opera, dispensing with overweening CGI and loud flashy action sequences while harking back to subtler, more ideas-driven entries in the genre.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/04/2023

4/4

Rockwell gives a matchless performance that demonstrates anger, depression, humor, sadness, frustration, desperation, and even mild insanity. Being in almost every frame, he captures the audience completely

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Wael Khairy

The Cinephile Fix

07/05/2023

the film is rich with philosophical ideas grandeur in scope...it presents them in a tightly focused and efficiently structured psychological thriller

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

04/14/2023

Essentially a one-man, two character piece, 'Moon' could be an old 'Twilight Zone' episode nurtured into a feature.

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Paul S

@PManRager 1d

This movie was incredible! I wouldn't be surprised if Mickey 17, another amazing movie, took inspiration from this film, because the similarities are striking. The story was incredibly captivating, and the isolating feeling the atmosphere evoked added to the intensity. I definitely recommend this for thriller and sci-fi fans!

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Stefano T

@Giant_Lizard Jun 8

Not a bad film. I don't think it deserves the praising it gets, but it's still a good film. I don't like much the main character, but the idea behind the subject is genius.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke May 28

It didn’t hit right for us. The story, about Sam Rockwell being one in a series of clones used by the company to avoid the cost and risk of sending new workers to the Moon, wasn’t especially interesting to us, and it was told in a slow, deliberate fashion. Since we don’t particularly like Sam Rockwell, having him carry almost the entire film made it harder to enjoy. The whole thing felt depressing and slow, and the sets were not always convincing. You could often tell that models were being used.

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Craig G.

@RT84734961 Apr 23

Wonderful... A brain screw with a complete ending... Wouldn't have been as good with an average actor.. Some of the moon footage looks like a toy moon rover

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Christopher H

@RT70871771 Mar 22

A clever movie with good design and story largely ruined by including Kevin Spacey when other better talent was available.

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Jason H

@RT50328122 Mar 21

I love this movie. Sam Rockwell's performance is sensational.

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Synopsis

Astronaut Sam Bell's (Sam Rockwell) three-year shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end, and he's looking forward to his reunion with his wife (Dominique McElligott) and young daughter. Suddenly, Sam's health takes a drastic turn for the worse. He suffers painful headaches and hallucinations, and almost has a fatal accident. He meets what appears to be a younger version of himself, possibly a clone. With time running out, Sam must solve the mystery before the company crew arrives.

Director: Duncan Jones
Producer: Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler
Screenwriter: Nathan Parker
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Xingu Films, Limelight Fund, Liberty Films UK
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0M
Runtime: 1h 37m