Moon
2009 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 7.6 · 79% critics
With only weeks left on a long contract, a man working alone on a Moon base is desperate to get home. After an accident, strange events begin to unsettle his routine, and his only companion, a computer assistant, may not be telling him everything.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-06-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (6,288 votes)
- Box office
- $9,760,104
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You may like Moon if you enjoy quiet, thought-provoking sci-fi with a lonely atmosphere and a central performance that carries the film; Not for you if you want fast action or an easy, straightforward story, and it may appeal if you like Blade Runner or Interstellar.
Pros: strong lead performance; tense lonely mood; smart story ideas | Cons: slow early pace; some plot holes; uneven payoff
Themes
- future
- moon
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- isolation
- dystopia
- melancholy
- space
- moon base
- psychological thriller
- thoughtful
- human clone
- lunar mission
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2010
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 2009
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2009
- Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award · 2009
Cast & crew
Sam Rockwell
as Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey
as GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott
as Tess Bell
Rosie Shaw
as Little Eve
Adrienne Shaw
as Nanny
Kaya Scodelario
as Eve
Benedict Wong
as Thompson
Matt Berry
as Overmeyers
- MS
Malcolm Stewart
as Technician
Robin Chalk
as Sam Bell Clone
Directed by Duncan Jones