Moonfall

"Humanity will face the dark side of the Moon."

2022 2h 11m EN

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6.3

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35%

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5.2

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★6.3TMDB · 3,831🥫35%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★5.2IMDB · 111,649

Science FictionAdventureAction

Synopsis

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A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

“Humanity will face the dark side of the Moon.”

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Cast

Halle Berry
Jocinda Fowler
Patrick Wilson
Brian Harper
John Bradley
KC Houseman
Charlie Plummer
Sonny Harper
Kelly Yu
Michelle
Michael Peña
Tom Lopez
Carolina Bartczak
Brenda Lopez
Zayn Maloney
Jimmy (10 Years Old)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Harald Kloser, Spenser Cohen, Roland Emmerich
Languages: French, English, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$146M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Mandarin.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roland Emmerich, shot by Robby Baumgartner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roland Emmerich directs. Robby Baumgartner behind the camera. Harald Kloser scores. Ryan Stevens Harris cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$146M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 4 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Mandarin.
5International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Directed by Roland Emmerich, shot by Robby Baumgartner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Harald Kloser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Ryan Stevens Harris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson and John Bradley carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Humanity will face the dark side of the Moon.".
11IMDB entry: tt5834426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 19 themes, including "moon", "looting", "space travel", "flooding".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robby Baumgartner
Original score: Harald Kloser
Editing: Ryan Stevens Harris
Production design: Kirk M. Petruccelli
Costume design: Mario Davignon
Makeup / hair: Pamela Goldammer
VFX supervisor: Peter G. Travers
Sound: Greg P. Russell
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $146,000,000
Box office: $67,319,703
Return: 46% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Moonfall (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 35% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 5.2/10 · 111,649 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

3 nominations total

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Chris Sawin2022-02-05
★ 3/10
With Moonfall, Roland Emmerich has essentially made an even dumber version of Michael Bay’s Armageddon. There’s not a lot to enjoy here apart from K.C. Houseman’s house cat being named Fuzz Aldrin. With its idiotic premise, hammy dialogue involving some of the most exaggerated emotional speeches ever, stiff acting, unfunny humor, and purposely distorted CGI, Moonfall features an overwhelming amount of frenetic nonsense and has no excuse to be as boring as it is. Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/02/04/moonfall-review-its-raining-moon/
tmdb816782792022-02-09
★ 9/10
After watching the movie, I thought that if I had watched it on a streaming platform I would wish I caught it in the cinemas. Luckily I watched it on an IMAX cinema so the screen was huge and the sound was great, dialague was loud and clear. It had an entense tone to it to keep my attention. There were jokes here and there, but nothing major to distract me at all. I liked that it starts a bit slow and builds up, the second half is what remind me why I go to the cinemas, non-stop action and greatly done shots that you wish to put on your computer screen. It's science fiction film that captivates your imagination. The plot and ideas I found very interesting. I enjoyed the movie, so I would recommend to catch it in the cinemas. Bigger cinema, the better. My only complaint is that it couldn't take advantage of the full IMAX screen that was available, probably due to budget constraints.
r96sk2022-02-18
★ 6/10
A bit messy, this. 'Moonfall' is actually good in areas that I was expecting it to be bad in and bad in areas I thought it might've been good in. I had caught one of the trailers - at the cinema for a different film - and didn't hold high hopes for it, especially with the '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dont-look-up-2021/" rel="nofollow">Don't Look Up</a>' similarity, though thought the humour/silliness might carry it over the line. Yet, the humour is poor and it's in fact the more serious elements that come to the fore. I honestly enjoyed the sci-fi bits of it and the more dramatic stuff. The comedy is very lame, I don't think I even smirked once to be honest. They should've just played it totally straight, in my opinion anyway. The special effects, meanwhile, are a positive. The cast, when not comedic, work fairly well together. Halle Berry, John Bradley - who may be at the front of the limp jokes but he as an actor is likeable enough that I didn't dislike him at all - and Patrick Wilson - who I always forget the name of, I was literally trying to recall him throughout the film and I still didn't crack it - are a solid trio when serious. The support cast, spearheaded by Michael Peña, are meh. Unfortunately it's a 6/10 rating from me. I do like disaster movies - '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/2012/" rel="nofollow">2012</a>', Roland Emmerich's best, is great - but this one fell short; particularly towards the end. I wouldn't, personally, say it's as bad as that average rating chart suggests, but to each their own of course.