The Moon
A stranded astronaut fights to survive near the Moon while a troubled rescue team on Earth races to bring him home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- urgent
- earnest
- space movie night
- disaster movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hwang Sun-woo is stranded in space near the Moon and must survive while Earth-based personnel attempt a rescue.
The rescue effort centers emotional responsibility and human perseverance rather than treating the mission as only an engineering problem.
Kim Jae-guk struggles to bring the stranded astronaut home safely while confronting the pressures surrounding the failed space operation.
The film foregrounds lunar landscapes, spacecraft peril, and the visual scale of an astronaut survival crisis in space.
Films like The Moon, and why
Gravity
shared space survival premise, isolation, rescue mission, and human-centered science fiction
The Martian
shared stranded-astronaut survival tension, technical problem-solving, and emotional urgency
Interstellar
shared ambitious space exploration, catastrophic peril, and emotionally earnest science fiction
Moon
shared isolated lunar setting, astronaut survival, and intimate science fiction drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Kim Yong-hwa
- Release Date
- 2023-08-02
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (220)
Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu
- Doh Kyung-soo
- Kim Hee-ae
- Park Byung-eun
- Cho Han-chul
- Choi Byung-mo
- Hong Seung-hee
- Lee Sung-min
- Kim Rae-won
- Lee Yi-kyung
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, OnDemandKorea
- 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 The Moon about?
- A stranded astronaut fights to survive near the Moon while a troubled rescue team on Earth races to bring him home.
- What is The Moon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Moon as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Moon violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Moon as mild.
- Which films are like The Moon?
- Films with a similar feel include Gravity, The Martian, Interstellar, and Moon.
- How long is The Moon?
- The Moon runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Moon?
- In United States, The Moon streams on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
