# First Men in the Moon (1964)

> A forgotten Victorian moon expedition resurfaces when modern astronauts discover that Earth’s lunar first was already claimed by an eccentric inventor and his accidental companions.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21423

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: Nathan Juran
- Cast: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries, Miles Malleson, Norman Bird, Gladys Henson, Hugh McDermott, Betty McDowall
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058100/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: whimsical, playful, colorful, family movie night, classic science fiction marathon

## Movies like First Men in the Moon

- [20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/9003)
- [The Mouse on the Moon (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/33605)
- [Mysterious Island (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/11482)
- [This Island Earth (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/676)
- [Forbidden Planet (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/675)
- [The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/14529)
- [Things to Come (1936)](https://ember.film/movie/2268)
- [Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/3812)
- [The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/11935)
- [Quatermass 2 (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/15653)

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