Moon

R

Released Jun 12, 2009

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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90%

Tomatometer

196 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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Steven J

The only thing this movie has got going for it is the slightly original storyline. As others have said it's low budget but I think it would have been better to be really low budget and focus on atmosphere and narrative more. As it is the use of a couple of big names means it doesn't know where it stands and the sets and acting are just naff.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Steve H

The spiritual and intellectual successor to 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is a touching and meaningful movie with a terrific performance by Sam Rockwell.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Wilson X

Good movie! good writing, makes you feel as alone in the moon as the protagonist

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Bob S

If you are scifi genre fan, this a really good movie to watch. Keep in mind this movie was made on a low budget and still come out as a little gem in the rough. Awesome soundtrack.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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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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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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