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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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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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Moon | Rotten Tomatoes (1) 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 Full Review Moon | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Moon | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 Full Review Moon | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Full Review Moon | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Full Review Moon | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul M Lonely, bleak, dusty, empty... But ultimately makes you feel human. Great acting by Sam Rockwell. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review 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 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review 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 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Sams K Very existential movie! Great acting by Rockwell, great effects! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Todd E This movie helps highlight just what an underrated actor Sam Rockwell is, and in 2024 i still recommend this film to anyone i am talking to about movies for the the first time. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Kevin M Solid Sci-Fi in an era where few make the grade. Sam Rockwell should have gotten the Oscar for this. I think they gave him the "sorry-we-missed-that" Oscar years later for Three Billboards instead. Better late than never. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Duncan Jones Director Sam Rockwell Sam Bell Dominique McElligott Tess Bell Kaya Scodelario Eve Bell Benedict Wong Thompson Matt Berry Overmeyers
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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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