Apollo 11
A meticulously assembled archival portrait transforms humanity’s first moon landing into an immediate, suspenseful experience of technological wonder.
Overview
Experience the monumental journey of humanity's first steps on the moon through stunning archival footage.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- awe-inspiring
- suspenseful
- propulsive
- educational viewing
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an awe-inspiring and technically masterful use of archival footage that makes a familiar historical event feel immediate and thrilling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film relies solely on archival footage and still photographs, making the Apollo 11 mission appear to unfold in the present tense.
Launch operations, mission control, and the moon landing are framed as a defining accomplishment of American technological history.
The clarity of the footage and the film's editing turn navigation, launch engineering, and lunar operations into an exhilarating sensory experience.
The mission's famous success is established by history, yet the dangerous launch, flight, and landing retain palpable suspense.
Films like Apollo 11, and why
For All Mankind
archival space-race documentary using historical footage to create suspense and wonder
First Man
awe-inspiring dramatization of lunar exploration, technological risk, and astronaut experience
The Right Stuff
historical space program drama centered on pioneering missions and engineering peril
Movie Details
- Director
- Todd Douglas Miller
- Release Date
- 2019-03-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (732)
Cast
- Neil Armstrong
- Buzz Aldrin
- Michael Collins
- Walter Cronkite
- Bruce McCandless II
- Charlie Duke
- Andy Aldrin
- Patricia Mary Finnegan
- Janet Armstrong
- John F. Kennedy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, History Vault, Netflix Standard 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 Apollo 11 about?
- A meticulously assembled archival portrait transforms humanity’s first moon landing into an immediate, suspenseful experience of technological wonder.
- What is Apollo 11 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Apollo 11 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Apollo 11 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Apollo 11.
- What did critics think of Apollo 11?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an awe-inspiring and technically masterful use of archival footage that makes a familiar historical event feel immediate and thrilling.
- Which films are like Apollo 11?
- Films with a similar feel include For All Mankind, First Man, and The Right Stuff.
- How long is Apollo 11?
- Apollo 11 runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Apollo 11?
- In United States, Apollo 11 streams on Netflix, History Vault, Netflix Standard with Ads.
