Moon

Name: Moon
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: June 12, 2009
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Sam Rockwell

2009

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Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews

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Moon

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: June 12, 2009 | R

Starring: Sam Rockwell

Summary: It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive.It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive. Thankfully, his time on the moon is nearly over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife, Tess, and their three-year-old daughter, Eve, in only a few short weeks. But, Sam’s health starts to deteriorate. Painful headaches, hallucinations and a lack of focus lead to an almost fatal accident on a routine drive on the moon in a lunar rover. While recuperating back at the base (with no memory of how he got there), Sam meets a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfill the same three year contract Sam started all those years ago. Confined with what appears to be a clone of his earlier self, and with a “support crew” on its way to help put the base back into productive order, Sam is fighting the clock to discover what’s going on and where he fits into company plans. [Sony Pictures Classics]… Expand

Director: Duncan Jones

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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26	#26 Most Discussed Movie of 2009
17	#17 Most Shared Movie of 2009

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Mike Scott

More than anything this is an intelligent film, a satisfying bit of old-school sci-fi suspense. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Moon is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard science-fiction, which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind of or other, including digital. Read full review

Shawn Levy

Moon doesn't arrive with a train of ballyhoo, but its quiet charms easily drowns out the clatter of bigger, dumber pictures. Read full review

Stephen Cole

Watching Moon is kind of like seeing a booster rocket thrust seventies' sci-fi films deeper into orbit. Read full review

A.O. Scott

The film's ideas are interesting, but don't feel entirely worked out, and Mr. Rockwell's intriguingly strange performance (or performances) is left suspended, without the context that would give Sam's plight its full emotional and philosophical impact. The smallness of this movie is decidedly a virtue, but also, in the end, something of a limitation. Read full review

Bob Mondello

The actor proves capable of embodying all sorts of contradictory impulses as his character becomes tragically self-aware. But he can't overcome a plot that goes slack at precisely the moment it should be soaring, or a corporate-villainy premise that practically begs not to be looked at too closely. Read full review

Peter Rainer

It just may be the most boring movie ever made – period. Read full review

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intruder313

Jun 14, 2012

An absolutely wonderful film with an Oscar-worthy central performance my Rockwell. Clint Mansell doing the soundtrack was a cherry on top and the Space 1999-style effects only endeared it to me more!

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NF123

Aug 22, 2010

A painfully underrated film, this is pretty much as good as it gets. Up there with 2001 a space odyssey and Blade Runner if you're looking for a film that challenges you you can't do better then this. At times the dialogue seems strange and unrealistic but looking at it again I canA painfully underrated film, this is pretty much as good as it gets. Up there with 2001 a space odyssey and Blade Runner if you're looking for a film that challenges you you can't do better then this. At times the dialogue seems strange and unrealistic but looking at it again I can understand it much better. It's a tragedy that while eveyone talks about avatar, this has been semi forgotten. And the score by clint mansell (Requiem for a Dream) is absolutly brilliant. If you're bored by this film switch on Transformers ot Avatar and don't bother looking back! I respect peoples opinions but saying this is boring is like saying 'My Dinner With Andre' is uninteresting,… Expand

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TomC.

Sep 13, 2009

Note: You will probably only like this if you appreciate great acting and good, quality films on a small-scale like I do. But don't worry, I'm not a super stuck-up "high art-films/ drama only" type of guy. When I'm back in California, I'm seeing Transformers 2! (Hey, I Note: You will probably only like this if you appreciate great acting and good, quality films on a small-scale like I do. But don't worry, I'm not a super stuck-up "high art-films/ drama only" type of guy. When I'm back in California, I'm seeing Transformers 2! (Hey, I grew up with'em!) … Expand

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The3AcademySins

Mar 7, 2018

Moon is a near perfect example of a great science fiction movie. A slow burning thriller about loneliness and dreams, Moon gets under your skin right away and won't let go until the credits roll. Sam Rockwell gives a vulnerable, truly beautiful performance, and he dominates the screen. SoMoon is a near perfect example of a great science fiction movie. A slow burning thriller about loneliness and dreams, Moon gets under your skin right away and won't let go until the credits roll. Sam Rockwell gives a vulnerable, truly beautiful performance, and he dominates the screen. So many moments in Moon shook me to my very core, and like all great sci-fi films, you forget that you are watching a fantastical event. Realism is in full play, here, which makes Moon even more of a harrowing watch. My one complaint about Moon is that the ending is pretty weak. It just kind of ends in media-res, which clashes strongly with the rest of the film. However, if you love good sci-fi, add Moon to your watch list.… Expand

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shlugalug

Sep 9, 2010

An outstanding directorial debut from Duncan Jones, with a brilliant lead performance by Sam Rockwell. It is by far, the best role I've seen him in for years. The visual aspect is amazing, the cinematography is beautifully done and the overall effect of the musical score is haunting. WhatAn outstanding directorial debut from Duncan Jones, with a brilliant lead performance by Sam Rockwell. It is by far, the best role I've seen him in for years. The visual aspect is amazing, the cinematography is beautifully done and the overall effect of the musical score is haunting. What kills the film, is the middle of the film where it drags. The beginning is great and then it slows down. But the ending (can't say what it is) speeds up to an awesome climax.… Expand

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jonslow

Jan 4, 2019

This movie is so good. Intelligent sci-fi thriller that ranks with genre classics.

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BJM.

Jan 16, 2010

I would give it a minus figure if possible. This movie is boring, boring, boring. In addition, very hard to follow, and lacking a story line.

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