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The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)5%. #38. Critics Consensus: The Adventures of Pluto Nash is neither adventurous nor funny, and Eddie Murphy is on autopilot in this notorious box office bomb. Synopsis: "Pluto Nash" is an action comedy set on the moon in the year 2087, starring Eddie Murphy as the title...
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- Moon (2009) A creepy, gripping space oddity (appropriate given that it’s directed by David Bowie’s son), Moon stars Sam Rockwell as a man contracted to work at a lunar base for three years.
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Possibly the best-known and most highly-regarded science fiction movie of all time, Kubrick’s masterpiece isn’t specifically about the moon, but it does loom large in the plot as the site of mankind’s discovery of a second black monolith – the first being on Earth and triggering the evolution that led to humanity travelling into space.
- In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) A British-made documentary about NASA’s manned missions to the moon, ITSOTM features beautiful archive footage (lovingly restored in high definition) and no commentary – simply letting the images, the footage and interviews with surviving astronauts tell the stories.
- Diamonds are Forever (1971) A be-wigged Sean Connery’s return as Bond (after George Lazenby briefly assumed the mantle) is riotously campy and silly – few scenes more so than when Bond stumbles across a film set being used for fake moon landing footage, evades the slow-moving “astronauts” and makes off into the Nevada desert in a surprisingly speedy moon buggy.
- Apollo 13
- A Trip to The Moon
- First Man
- The Right Stuff
- Moon
- Honorable Mention: from The Earth to The Moon
Ron Howard directed this Oscar-nominated 1995 film inspired by the Apollo 13 lunar mission that was intended to be the third moon landing for the U.S., but instead turned into a life-or-death struggle to bring its crew home safely. Critically lauded for its attention to technical details and NASA’s involvement as a consultant on the film, Apollo 13...
This 1902 silent film from director Georges Méliès is widely regarded as not only one of the first science-fiction films ever made, but also one of the most influential movies of all time. The short film (you can watch the entire movie above), follows a group of scientists who travel to the moon via a ship shot out of a cannon. During their expedit...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle managed to capture lightning in a bottle not once, but three times in a row, with a trio of critical and commercial hits that began with 2014’s Whiplash, continued with 2016’sLa La Land, and most recently included 2018’s biographical drama First Man. The latter film casts Ryan Gosling as Apollo 11 astronaut a...
Tom Wolfe’s bestselling 1979 novel of the same name inspired this film about the test pilots who would become the Mercury Seven — the crew of the first manned spaceflight by the U.S. pioneers in the international space race and the daring pilots became national heroes as they competed to prove they had “the right stuff” to make the country’s aerona...
This entry could probably get into this list on its title alone, but it’s also a great watch. Sam Rockwell plays a lunar miner living an isolated life on the far side of the moon in this 2009 film that earned critical acclaim for first-time director Duncan Jones (David Bowie’s son) and high praise for its star’s performance. Rockwell plays Sam Bell...
Although it isn’t a movie, the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moonideserves inclusion on this list, as it’s one of the most compelling, comprehensive, and enjoyable explorations of the Apollo space program during the 1960s and ’70s. Tom Hanks serves as the series’ co-producer (along with Ron Howard) and host, introducing each chapter in ...
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Jul 17, 2019 · 9 terrific movies about landing on the moon, from the sublime to the ridiculous. 50 years after Apollo 11, these comedies, dramas, and documentaries explain one of mankind’s greatest feats.
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Feb 4, 2022 · Moonfall: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer. A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.
