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Moon
2009 97 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 16+
★7.9
Science Fiction, Drama
Director: Duncan Jones
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Description
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
Budget:
$5M
US Gross:
$5.01M
Worldwide:
$9.76M
Starring
Sam Rockwell
Actor
Kevin Spacey
Actor
Dominique McElligott
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2010
— Best Debut
Saturn Awards 2010
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2010
— Best British Film
Saturn Awards 2010
— Best Science Fiction Film
Key opinion
Moon is widely celebrated as a masterful, low-budget character study that relies on a tour-de-force performance by Sam Rockwell. While some viewers find its pacing too slow or its twists derivative of classic genre tropes, most critics and audiences praise its intelligent approach to existential themes and atmospheric isolation.
| Acting | Sam Rockwell delivers a nuanced, anchoring dual performance that effectively carries the film's singular focus. | |
| Production | The production design successfully crafts a cold, sterile, and immersive lunar environment despite the film's limited budget. | |
| Score | Clint Mansell's evocative score heightens the film's sense of deep-space isolation and melancholy. | |
| Pacing | The narrative's deliberate, contemplative tempo rewards viewers seeking intellectual depth, but strikes others as dull or lethargic. | |
| Originality | While some find the philosophical exploration of identity and clones compelling, others view the central premise as a predictable or overused trope. |