Moon

"250,000 miles from home, the hardest thing to face... is yourself."

2009 1h 37m EN

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 6,558

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Synopsis

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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.

“250,000 miles from home, the hardest thing to face... is yourself.”

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Cast

Sam Rockwell
Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey
GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott
Tess Bell
Rosie Shaw
Little Eve
Adrienne Shaw
Nanny
Kaya Scodelario
Eve
Benedict Wong
Thompson
Matt Berry
Overmeyers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Duncan Jones
Writers: Nathan Parker, Duncan Jones, Graham Wyn Jones
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Moon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Duncan Jones, shot by Gary Shaw. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicolas Gaster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey and Dominique McElligott carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Duncan Jones directs. Gary Shaw behind the camera. Clint Mansell scores. Nicolas Gaster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Moon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Duncan Jones, shot by Gary Shaw. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nicolas Gaster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey and Dominique McElligott carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "250,000 miles from home, the hardest thing to face... is yourself.".
10IMDB entry: tt1182345 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "future", "moon", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)", "isolation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Gary Shaw
Original score: Clint Mansell
Editing: Nicolas Gaster
Production design: Tony Noble
Costume design: Jane Petrie
Makeup / hair: Karen Dawson
VFX supervisor: Gavin Rothery
Sound: Scott Jones
Stunt coordinator: Rod Woodruff
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $9,760,104
Return: 195% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Moon (2009)

Awards

Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award
Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

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Part of

Moon Collection

Moon and its follow-up, Mute. A third instalment was released as a graphic novel.

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John Chard2018-12-27
★ 9/10
Gerty, we're not programmed. We're people, do you understand? Directed by Duncan Jones and starring Sam Rockwell, Moon finds Rockwell as Sam Bell who is coming to the end of his three year contract on a lunar station working for Lunar Industries. His only companion is an intelligent computer named GERTY (voiced by Kevin Spacey). When Sam has an accident he awakens to find he is now not alone and all he thought and believed in is just not as it seems. Forget any fears about a low budget and any plot similarity to 2001: A Space Odyssey, for this is a cracker jack of a science fiction picture. Film quickly fills us in on Sam Bell the man and his function up there on the lunar station. His relationship with GERTY the computer grabs our interest whilst the production design has a sort of medicinal sheen to it. Once Sam's solitude is established, the minimal contact with Earth explained, the pic then spins into another dimension, dragging both Sam and us viewers into the vortex. To say more would be churlish, but this is adult science fiction, clever in existential whiles and scathing with observations on corporate shenanigans. Narratively it's evocative in its telling, even haunting and philosophical, where a brilliant Rockwell nails every inch of Bell's search for being, and crucially, the truth. It's all building towards a finale of some devilish substance, no cop outs or easy fed answers, just a pertinent question asked of the viewers. Moon comes highly recommended to sci-fi fans who are after a bit more than mere sparkly fluff and robotic chaos. 9/10
Kamurai2020-08-25
★ 8/10
Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. Sam Rockwell no only carries the movie, but he's literally the only person in the movie that isn't on a screen. He plays off himself amazingly well and really balances the struggles of both the individual and the clone to clone interaction. The struggle feels like how someone would react to the situation, and Rockwell adds his own special flair to it. The setting of Luna is amazing, granted it's mostly in the small station, but it makes me jealous that we haven't established moon colonies. Space madness might be a real thing, but it is because someone is alone and not part of a group. I want more movies like this for every reason: more Sam Rockwell, more Luna settings, more clone movies, more isolation theory, more, "OMG, MY ENTIRE LIFE IS A LIE, WHAT IS HAPPENING!".
AstroNoud2022-01-15
★ 9/10
A quiet, psychological sci-fi thriller with a grim atmosphere, ‘Moon’ is carried by a greatly nuanced performance by Rockwell. 8/10