Apollo 18

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Apollo 18

PG-13

2011

1h 26m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Apollo 17 was the last U.S.-sponsored lunar voyage -- or was it? Hours of found footage, classified for decades, point to a subsequent moon mission -- Apollo 18 -- that ended very badly. Astronauts John Grey (Ryan Robbins), Nathan Walker (Lloyd Owen) and Benjamin Anderson (Warren Christie), on a mission to install radar scanners, discover a Soviet space capsule nearby. The men also discover a dead cosmonaut, and unfortunately for them, learn how he died.

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Critics Consensus

A boring, suspense-free Paranormal Activity rip-off that feels long even at just 90 minutes.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

09/23/2011

3/5

A simple sci-fi horror with just enough scares to keep you interested.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

09/09/2011

2.5/5

Apollo 18 is an intriguing, if never enthralling, fusion of period space-flight procedural, conspiracy theory, and monster movie.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

09/06/2011

1/4

Watching people land on the moon isn't all that interesting or photogenic, especially when we know it's pretend.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/08/2023

2/4

Strong characters and rewarding narratives are rarely developed in “found footage” movies, so when the shocks and gross-out moments occur, the audience can’t be blamed for feeling uninvolved.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/19/2022

3.5/5

I found “Apollo 18” to be a fun little movie that uses and incorporates the found footage style in a slick and fresh fashion. It does have some issues but it also has some great moments wrapped into its tight 88 minute running time.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/02/2020

1.0/4.0

The only thing worse than an inept filmmaker is a lazy one.

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Dean S.

@DeanDFW 1d

Very watchable yarn about space spiders!

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Declan D.

@filmbuffkid Mar 24

It was ok, it wasn’t that bad as everyone says it is, some of jump scares got me pretty good, but it was just ok.👌

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Dennis K.

@dragonintherain Mar 2

I really enjoy this film... A couple predictable scary things... Pop some corn and enjoy.

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Renee T

@Renee117 Jan 14

I love this movie it's entertaining because that's what it was meant for.. there are too many people that are ignorant and critical of everything and I think that's who is rating these movies now a days. This movie was suspenseful and exciting, it took a build up but it was good. It touched-based on the fear of the unknown which is space.. it was very creative. I love horror movies even better I like sci-fi horror. What you have to do is put yourself in the situation, would you be scared in the actors situation? The black, darkness of space and the abnormal happening around you and you're alone.. Yeah these critics don't have an imagination.. that's why they're giving it a last score.

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Paul S

@RT91988760 Jan 4

This is a very unique entry into the found-footage horror genre. I feel it relied heavily on blink-and-you'll-miss-it jump scares to keep you hooked, but other than that, this movie was incredible. It had a captivating story, great visuals, and the cast gave very convincing performances. I definitely recommend it for horror, thriller, and sci-fi fans!

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Adam P

@RT57083467 Dec 2

A nice addition to the found footage horror/et genre. A good mix of horror elements that work. An unknown Apollo mission is a good option for mixing found footage with space. Acting was good, visuals matched with existing Apollo footage, storyline was entertaining. A solid 3-3.5 star film. Definitely worth a watch.

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Gonzalo López-Gallego

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Lloyd Owen

Nathan Walker

Warren Christie

Benjamin Anderson

Ryan Robbins

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Synopsis

Apollo 17 was the last U.S.-sponsored lunar voyage -- or was it? Hours of found footage, classified for decades, point to a subsequent moon mission -- Apollo 18 -- that ended very badly. Astronauts John Grey (Ryan Robbins), Nathan Walker (Lloyd Owen) and Benjamin Anderson (Warren Christie), on a mission to install radar scanners, discover a Soviet space capsule nearby. The men also discover a dead cosmonaut, and unfortunately for them, learn how he died.

Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
Producer: Timur Bekmambetov, Michele Wolkoff
Screenwriter: Brian Miller
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Dimension Films, Bekmambetov Projects
Rating: PG-13 (Some Disturbing Sequences|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 2, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Runtime: 1h 26m

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