Moonraker

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Moonraker

PG

Released Jun 29, 1979

2h 6m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Agent 007 (Roger Moore) blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio De Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on earth!

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Critics Consensus

Featuring one of the series' more ludicrous plots but outfitted with primo gadgets and spectacular sets, Moonraker is both silly and entertaining.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

Moonraker, the newest James Bond spectacle, is a cheerful, splashy entertainment. The curators of the Bond museum do not surpass themselves with this exhibition, the 11th in the series, but they haven't fallen down on the job either.

Oct 6, 2015

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Variety Staff

Variety

Christopher Wood's script takes the characters exactly where they always go in a James Bond pic and the only question is whether the stunts and gadgets will live up to expectations. They do.

Oct 13, 2008

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Frank Rich

TIME Magazine

Broccoli just keeps piling on the goodies: lush Ken Adam sets, gadgetry and gams galore, super stunts and effects.

Oct 13, 2008

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Photoplay Staff

Photoplay

Like the last Bond exercise, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker hits its stride by being silly and spectacular.

Nov 16, 2023

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

I wanted to love this film and to see something actually new and interesting, but instead, I got a boring and confusing plot that had me simply waiting for the runtime to get over.

Rated: D+

Aug 28, 2022

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John Brosnan

Starburst

Moonraker is still basically good fun and I suppose that's all it's supposed to be.

Jul 23, 2022

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Adi 1

The biggest problem with this film is that it just doesn't take itself at all. It has too much comedy that the plot gets ignored. Plus, I felt like making Jaws a positive character was a misstep. It's not atrocious but a weakling in the franchise.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Alysha S

MOONRAKER is a great example of a film that resulted from executives thinking that Star Wars was impactful just because it was a space movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Edward R

In a retrospective viewing it's hard to imagine that I didn't laugh at the continued absurdity the first time along. Roger Moore plays the part perfectly but the script, plot holes, terrible directing, and awful acting by Richard Kiel (Jaws) its hard to believe they could continue the franchise.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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Ma N

The first 90 minutes were totally decent and entertaining to watch. Venice and Rio make for good shooting locations. If they'd left it at that, it would have been yet another solid Bond movie. No idea, why instead they had to completely ruin it with that absolutely silly space part, which was pure ridiculous trash. I just don't get it. 5/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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nick s

Fun to watch as a kid but hard to watch as an adult. The "laugh here" silliness was groan inducing. The story felt like an excuse to get from one cool scene to the next. It was disjointed and slap dash with chase sequences popping up like mushrooms. Some surpringly stiff acting to accompany a weak script. Half the dialogue seemed to be a setup for the next sex quip. I don't know how you put gags aimed at kids and sex jokes in the same movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Brent A

50% rating ... The plot of this was simply absurd. It had its moments where it was fun, but overall the storyline was lackluster. Also, I wasn't a fan of the character Jaws. I was ok with that character in the previous Bond film, but could not stand the use of him in Moonraker.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Synopsis

Agent 007 (Roger Moore) blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio De Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on earth!

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Producer: Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwriter: Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood
Distributor: CBS/Fox, United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: United Artists, Eon Productions Ltd., Danjaq Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 1979, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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