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An astronaut miner extracting the precious moon gas that promises to reverse the Earth's energy crisis nears the end of his three-year contract, and makes an ominous discovery in this psychological sc... read more read more...i-fi film starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. For three long years, Sam Bell has dutifully harvested Helium 3 for Lunar, a company that claims it holds the key to solving humankind's energy crisis. As Sam's contract comes to an end, the lonely astronaut looks forward to returning to his wife and daughter down on Earth, where he will retire early and attempt to make up for lost time. His work on the Selene moon base has been enlightening -- the solitude helping him to reflect on the past and overcome some serious anger issues -- but the isolation is starting to make Sam uneasy. With only two weeks to go before he begins his journey back to Earth, Sam starts feeling strange: he's having inexplicable visions, and hearing impossible sounds. Then, when a routine extraction goes horribly awry, it becomes apparent that Lunar hasn't been entirely straightforward with Sam about their plans for replacing him. The new recruit seems strangely familiar, and before Sam returns to Earth, he will grapple with the realization that the life he has created may not be entirely his own. Up there, hundreds of thousands of miles from home, it appears that Sam's contract isn't the only thing about to expire. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Duncan Jones

Release Date: June 12, 2009

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  • jmanard52
    January 24, 2010
    jmanard52
    An amazingly good hard sci fi movie. Not fantasy sci fi . . just goo sci fi . . an excellent film with Sam Rockwell putting on a great performance. If you want good psychological sci fi movie this is it.
  • shawnewing92
    May 14, 2012
    shawnewing92
    A good sci-fi with an original story. Rockwell does well in this role and gives quite an intense performance. I also enjoyed Kevin Spacey's voice as GERTY, the robot.
  • moonrivers
    May 14, 2012
    moonrivers
    Really have been itching to see this: a astronaut/miner collecting minerals alone on the Moon is at the end of his 3 year hitch when he discovers someone else up there with him ... impossible. A sci-fi of old school intent, which is to say that after the wonder of new technology... read more comes the human question: can we live with it? Sam Rockwell carries the work with effortless style. Music by Clint Mansell.
  • fb1710827246
    May 9, 2012
    fb1710827246
    Emotionally engaging science-fiction film is great, though short in scope, and story. As it is a debut film of a director, one can see potential here. There is a lot in here that concerns as all as existing human beings, and that here is the film's greatest strength; in its perso... read morenal touch.
  • spielberg00
    April 22, 2012
    spielberg00
    MOON isn't anything anyone has seen before. It's a sci-fi movie, but it relies more on dialogue than action to build up its suspense. And it succeeds. There have been a handful of other films that have relied on a more talkative, dramatic atmosphere. None of those others seem... read more to work as well as this one does. Take Steven Soderbergh's 2002 remake SOLARIS as an example. That film had a neat premise, especially with the gentle blend of lust and space, but even at a mere ninety minutes of length, it would be a cinematic lullaby to anyone who just doesn't care all too much for science fiction. MOON is different. Like SOLARIS, it clearly shies away from any special effects or action sequences that have become popular in today's sci-fi movies (the $5 million budget, which was seemingly devoted to making the film look incredibly futuristic, seems to agree with me on that one); contrarily, it runs close to ten minutes longer than Soderbergh's film, yet an audience would have to absolutely abhor sci-fi to have the nerve to miss an entire minute of it.

    The script provided most of the intrigue for MOON. This was written by Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker, two names that aren't really the most recognizable, though the former we could possibly point to for his work on last year's sci-fi flick SOURCE CODE. The two provide some of the most interesting characters in recent science fiction history (behind Jar-Jar Binks, for whom I would always reserve a spot, just because he-sa makes me-sa laugh at he-sa's utter stupidity). Honestly, the list of characters is quite small. There is only one real main character, unless you count GERTY, and every other character appears for no more than a minute. I could watch Sam Bell for hours, not because he shares a name with the actor who portrays him (though that does make it a bit more authentic, I'd say), but because his split personality is so unsettling. I honestly haven't seen a split personality done so profoundly well since Nicolas Cage's character(s) in ADAPTATION. GERTY is even better. He starts off as a bit of a comic relief to the story, and continues that way, but sometimes he seems to give us the effect that clowns do to young children. (Well, on a slightly lesser level.) His voice barely has any emotion to it, and it's really the screen covering his motherboard that provides a smile. He uses "emoticons" to convey his feelings: When he greets Sam, he gives off a giant smiley. When he is angry, he furrows his pixel-brows. When he wants to commiserate, he squeezes his eyes shut tight, puts on a forlorn face, and drips tears. You get the picture.

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  • fb1463751009
    March 9, 2012
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    I was absolutely psyched for this movie and I've gotta say, I was disappointed. On paper, it seemed to be a great movie in the making... Sam Rockwell was great. "Moon" takes an overdone, rehashed sci-fi plot and puts many different spins on it. There are times when you are watchi... read moreng this movie, you start going, "Here we go again... this, this, and this is gonna happen," and then the story goes in a completely different path. However, these paths were unpredictable in the first place because it would take the story in an uninteresting path. There's no doubt this movie caught my attention, but it couldn't hold it for long. This WAS my most anticipated movie of 2009... I'm sorry but I'm gonna hafta give it a low rating.
  • jamers2011
    March 4, 2012
    jamers2011
    Great film! The critics loved it, but this film still didn't receive all it's deserved praise...how could Sam Rockwell NOT be nominated for an Oscar? He gives a stunning, Oscar caliber performance as the main character Sam Bell. Check out this film for his incredible performance.... read more Also, the story was well thought-out, unique, and really intriging and interesting. Unlike anything I have ever seen, really. I also liked that it incorporated a few of the good elements of 2001: A Space Odyssey, like the robot, Gerty's, appearance, and the classical musical score. Excellent music by Clint Mansell. I even thought the special effects and computer generated sequences were good, especially for a low budget of only 5 million dollars. Pretty impressive!



    Moon is an excellent example of a great Sci-Fi film...sorry 2001 lovers! For me, this simple yet sophisticated movie delivers in every way one can. Story, acting, emotion, music, mystery, humor, conflict, scenery, setting, there was even a little romance and a fight scene. I definitely recommend this film to everyone!
  • aquateen2
    January 13, 2012
    aquateen2
    This is a sci fi film that's threatening. A lot like your typical alien flick but better, doing a lot of things differently for the better as well. Sam Rockwell's performance is very emotional and intense. It's very claustrophobic and limited and its hard to make good films like ... read morethat.
  • fb1672039553
    December 7, 2011
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    A very smart premise, well thought-out and executed on just a $5 million budget. The best sci-fi embraces first our fragile humanity without sacrificing science or reason. Moon made that list.
  • kenstachnik
    November 13, 2011
    kenstachnik
    An impressive debut by Zowie Bowie aka Duncan Jones.

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Critic Reviews

Bob Mondello
July 6, 2010
Bob Mondello, NPR.org

Start calculating the costs to Lunar Industries of its singular form of devaluing, and Moon's central premise stops making sense. Full Review

Duane Byrge
December 16, 2009
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter

A well-assembled sci-fi thriller.

Dennis Harvey
December 16, 2009
Dennis Harvey, Variety

Moon actually gets a little dull in the later reels, just when it should be peaking in mystery and tension. Full Review

Ruth Hessey
October 8, 2009
Ruth Hessey, MovieTime, ABC Radio National

An eccentric sci-fi which cleverly deconstructs the mythology of the Star Treks and Star Wars which have colonised the future of our imaginations with their glamour, self-importance and operatic sound... Full Review

J. R. Jones
July 10, 2009
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

This eerie drama harks back to sci-fi movies of the late 60s and early 70s that explored inner as well as outer space. Full Review

Dan Zak
July 10, 2009
Dan Zak, Washington Post

Storywise, Moon fails to live up to the promise of its premise. There's plenty of atmosphere, but little gravity. Full Review

Roger Moore
July 9, 2009
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

For a 'paranoid thriller' to work, the paranoia has to rise and rise until a climax at the finale, not give away the game halfway in. Full Review

Bill Goodykoontz
July 3, 2009
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

Moon is first-rate science fiction, tackling such issues as identity, individuality and the effects of isolation on the psyche and the soul. Full Review

Stephen Cole
July 3, 2009
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

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

Colin Covert
July 3, 2009
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Directed with a sure hand by Duncan Jones, Moon is the anti-Transformers, a science fiction tale that owes as much to fiction as to science. Full Review

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    • Sam Bell: You look like a radioactive tampon... like a banana with a yeast infection.
    • Sam Bell: We're not programs Gerty, we're people.
    • Sam Bell: Who's the guy in the rec room?
    • Gerty: Sam Bell...You are Sam Bell.
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