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 advertisementOverview
 User Rating:8.0/10 20,236 votes 
 MOVIEmeter: Up 176% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.Directoruncan Jones
 Writersuncan Jones (original story)
 Nathan Parker (screenplay)
 Contact:View company contact information for Moon on IMDbPro. Release Date:17 July 2009 (UK) more Genrerama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller more Tagline:The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself more Plot:Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems. full summary | full synopsis Plot Keywords:Earth | Computer | Accident | Contract | Astronaut more Awards:10 wins & 7 nominations more NewsDesk:
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 User Comments:Excellent low-budget sci-fi drama with an amazing cast!  more (179 total) 
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 Cast (Credited cast)

 Sam Rockwell ... Sam Bell 

 Kevin Spacey ... GERTY (voice) 
 Dominique McElligott ... Tess Bell 
 Rosie Shaw ... Little Eve 
 Adrienne Shaw ... Nanny 
 Kaya Scodelario ... Eve 
 Malcolm Stewart ... Technician 

 Robin Chalk ... Sam Bell Clone 
 rest of cast listed alphabetically: 

 Matt Berry ... Overmeyers 
 Benedict Wong ... Thompson 
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 Create a character page for: Little EveNannyEveTechnicianSam Bell CloneOvermeyersThompson-----------more... 

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 MPAA:Rated R for language. Parents Guide:View content advisory for parents Runtime:97 min Country:UK Language:English Color:Color Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1 more Sound Mixolby Digital Certification:UK:15 | USA:R | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | CanadaG (British Columbia) | SingaporeG | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Netherlands:9 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 Filming Locations:Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK Company:Liberty Films UK more 
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 Fun Stuff
 Trivia:According to director Duncan Jones, the film was shown to some NASA scientists who questioned why harvesting of H3 would not take place on the near side of the moon, where H3 is in more abundance. The explanation given was that the choice was made to harvest the far side so as not to affect wildlife. more Goofs:Factual errors: Sam realizes that he has lost a tooth when feeling around in his lower jaw. However, the tooth that he pulls out of the toilet has three roots, meaning that it is a maxillary (upper) molar. Mandibular (lower) molars only have two roots. more Quotes:Sam Bell: Are you OK with that? 
 GERTY: I'm here to keep you safe, Sam. I want to help you.
 more Movie Connections:References 2001: A Space Odyssey (196 more Soundtrack:The One And Only more 
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 74 out of 91 people found the following comment useful. 
 Excellent low-budget sci-fi drama with an amazing cast! , 20 April 2009 


 Author: KnatLouie (jeghader@hotmail.com) from Copenhagen, Denmark 

 Okay, here's the basic plot (without the twist-spoiler):

 Place: The moon. Time: A future not long from now (2030-ish I think). Sam Bell, astronaut, is working on a lunar base of some sort. He is the only person on the entire base, only assisted by an all-knowing robot called GERTY (voiced by Kevin Spacey). He has been stationed on the base for almost 3 years, his contract nearing an end, and with his flight back to earth scheduled only 14 days away, he can't wait to get back home to see his wife and daughter again. However, suddenly one of the automated moon-vehicles (harvesting rock-samples or whatever) goes awry, and he goes outside of the base to investigate it... but then something unexpected happens, and he has to change his perspective on everything.

 - End of basic plot summary.

 Bell is played by the brilliant Sam Rockwell, whom you probably know from "Charlie's Angels", "The Green Mile", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", "Matchstick Men" or the equally brilliant sci-fi movies "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and "Galaxy Quest". This is probably his biggest part in a movie EVER, and I doubt if he will ever get a role as big as this again (not because he's not capable or worthy of it, but because it was a HUGE performance). If you're a fan of Rockwell (or perhaps of Kevin Spacey's voice), then you will not be disappointed, as they're both great in "Moon". 

 For sci-fi lovers, this movie is really a blast. It takes some inspiration from such classics like "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Outland", "Silent Running", "Alien", and others, but still manages to be unique and original, something which has become increasingly rare in the recent big-budget/massive special effects/quick fix-tradition of Hollywood nowadays. "Moon" achieved something great for a budget of approximately 5 million dollars, which is ridiculously low by regular movie-standards, where a feature film usually would cost ten times that amount.

 As for the theme of the movie, the subjects of alienation, solitude, dehumanization and disbelief are risen (among others), which often leads to some of the best movies (in my opinion), as is the case here too.

 All in all, this movie definitely ranks among my personal top-20 all-time sci-fi favorites, and I will presume it will be placed equally high on most sci-fi aficionado's lists. An excellent debut directorial by Duncan Jones, and clearly one of the 5 best sci-fi movies made in the last 10 years. Already looking forward to his next feature film, which allegedly is also going to be a sci-fi movie (although with a much bigger budget).

 Final rating: 9.5/10 - a nearly flawless movie.