Moonwalkers
A hard-nosed CIA operative and a hapless rock-band manager scramble through 1969 London to fake the moon landing when Apollo 11 may fail.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- frantic
- chaotic
- cult movie night
- late night comedy
What critics said
Critics found the conspiracy premise and committed performances promising but judged the screenplay uneven, the comedy inconsistent, and the violent finale excessive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot turns the Apollo 11 moon landing into a CIA-backed fake-film operation involving Kubrick.
The rigid CIA agent Kidman is forced to work with Jonny and his dysfunctional rock-band circle after the original plan fails.
The film places its moon-landing deception in 1969 London among seedy musicians, drugs, and rock culture.
Critics specifically describe the finale as an extended bloody splatter-fest with shocking violent outbursts.
Films like Moonwalkers, and why
Inherent Vice
shares irreverent conspiracy comedy, chaotic criminals, and high-tempo farce
The Nice Guys
shares countercultural period setting, stylized violence, and darkly comic criminal misadventures
Seven Psychopaths
shares outrageous crime farce, abrasive characters, and escalating comic violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
- Release Date
- 2015-03-14
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (403)
Cast
- Rupert Grint
- Ron Perlman
- Robert Sheehan
- Stephen Campbell Moore
- Eric Lampaert
- Kevin Bishop
- Tom Audenaert
- Erika Sainte
- Jay Benedict
- Kerry Shale
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Moonwalkers about?
- A hard-nosed CIA operative and a hapless rock-band manager scramble through 1969 London to fake the moon landing when Apollo 11 may fail.
- What is Moonwalkers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Moonwalkers as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Moonwalkers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Moonwalkers as graphic.
- What did critics think of Moonwalkers?
- Critics found the conspiracy premise and committed performances promising but judged the screenplay uneven, the comedy inconsistent, and the violent finale excessive.
- Which films are like Moonwalkers?
- Films with a similar feel include Inherent Vice, The Nice Guys, and Seven Psychopaths.
- How long is Moonwalkers?
- Moonwalkers runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Moonwalkers?
- In United States, Moonwalkers streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
