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Moon

R

Released Jun 12, 2009

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

List

90%

Tomatometer

197 Reviews

89%

Audience Score

100,000+ Ratings

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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Alex P

Incredibly overrated. It's not necessarily a bad movie but it didn't live up to the hype. How it has this many good ratings and is considered one of the top sci-fi movies is disturbing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Graham S

Great movie. One of the top 10 sci fi films of the last 20 years

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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David H

Decent enough, gets better as movie progresses. Sam Rockwell was great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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The Great John A

G.e.r.d.i.e the dirty. Moon is a film that has definitely lost traction since it's release 15 years ago. But thanks to it's cult following and availability on streaming it has recovered. Moon isn't like anything else today, with Sci-Fi's these days containing constant action and... that's really all. But Moon is more of a story regarding clones and other interests to so many. The acting is on point, the dialogue is extraordinary and so many knots to unravel. I could not really recommend this as much as the statements above as it is something to experience within your household. Overall, while left in the rubble, thanks to the wide array of thought provoking ideas combined with undistinguishable acting and easy accessibility. Moon has blown up new sci-fi out of this world for the better. Grade: A+ On BBC iPlayer

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Eric P

I feel kind of bad as it got so many good reviews but it IMHO it was not very good. The acting was fine but the story was not interesting and it tried very hard to be esoteric and unique but it really did not do it in a way that inspired interest in the subject. The ending also just did not feel satisfying which can be good sometimes if it makes you think but this did not make me think it made me wonder why they made the movie and why RT gave it over 90... I really wanted to like it :(

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Gabriel F

Incredible movie! Sam Rockwell performance was amazing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Duncan Jones

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Sam Bell

Dominique McElligott

Tess Bell

Kaya Scodelario

Eve Bell

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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: Michael Henry, Bill Zysblat, Trevor Beattie, Bil Bungay
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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