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Apollo 18

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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/02/2020
1.0/4.0
The only thing worse than an inept filmmaker is a lazy one. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dennis K. @dragonintherain 4d I really enjoy this film... A couple predictable scary things... Pop some corn and enjoy. See more 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. See more Paul S 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! See more Adam P 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. See more Paul B Sep 30 Great use of historical references, and the camera angles do it justice of making it a "found footage" style film. See more j w Jul 27 Wow it's a horrid ripoff of the Blair witch format. The constant flash cuts, astronauts whose lighting system seems to only work in strobe flash mode in the dark. I am hate watching it to the end. Just when you think it couldn't get worse the ending took it to a whole new low See more Read all reviews
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Gonzalo López-Gallego

Director

Lloyd Owen

Nathan Walker

Warren Christie

Benjamin Anderson

Ryan Robbins

John Grey

Michael Kopsa

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Andrew Airlie

Mission Control

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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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