Moon

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Moon

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Released Jun 12, 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

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.

Rated: 5/5

Jun 24, 2022

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

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.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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

Rated: 4/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Wael Khairy

The Cinephile Fix

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

Jul 5, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

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

Apr 14, 2023

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This was recommended as one of "13 Vastly Underrated Sci-Fi Movies!" by Flick Connections on YouTube. As of writing this review, Moon has a 90% tomatometer and 89% popcornmeter, so I don't know about it being "vastly" underrated, but I certainly hadn't heard about it prior to Flick Connections' recommendation, despite frequently searching for good SciFi movies here. Moon is definitely not an action packed flick, but it is a really good, slow-burn, dystopian scifi mystery movie, with a thought provoking philosophical situation at its core. Sam Rockwell is simply superb! Kevin Spacey has always creeped me out, even more so after allegations of sexual misconduct, and that creep out factor works really well in this movie. The set, sound, lighting, costumes, & props are all top notch and work great for the story. While this won't be a movie that I watch over and over again, it's an easy to digest movie that I definitely recommend for any intellectual sci-fi fans and one which I'll probably watch at least once more.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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3D W

A beautiful movie. Definitely a must-see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Paul M

Lonely, bleak, dusty, empty... But ultimately makes you feel human. Great acting by Sam Rockwell.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Tomasz S

This movie hits me like a train, each time i watch it. May not be for everyone, but for the ethical dillema alone it is worth watching. Sam Rockwell became my top 3 actors in the span of 90-or-so minutes. “That’s enough. I wanna go home”

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Fer S

It does not make any sense. As an aeronautics and aerospace engineer I know how these type of engineering projects work, and none of what happens in this movie is realistic. But I don't think you need an engineering title to see how there is no logic to what happens in this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Sams K

Very existential movie! Great acting by Rockwell, great effects!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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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: Liberty Films UK, Limelight Fund, Xingu Films
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

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