Iron Sky
A Finnish camp-satire spectacle sends Space Nazis from a hidden lunar fortress to invade an unsuspecting Earth.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- campy
- absurdist
- cult movie night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the Space Nazi premise and visual effects more inventive than the film's execution, with humor and pacing failing to sustain the concept.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film turns a secret Nazi lunar colony and Fourth Reich invasion into its central satirical engine.
The moon fortress, flying saucers, uniforms, and space armada emphasize deliberately old-fashioned technological grandeur.
The invasion plot satirizes Nazi rhetoric alongside contemporary presidential publicity and geopolitical priorities.
Its Space Nazis, Moon Führer, swastika saucers, and broad performances position it as deliberately outrageous cult entertainment.
Films like Iron Sky, and why
Mars Attacks!
shares absurdist science fiction comedy, exaggerated villains, retro-futurist spectacle, and deliberately campy action
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
shares irreverent political satire, cartoonish world domination schemes, and broad spy-comedy humor
The Keep
shares Nazi-themed exploitation, pulpy alternate-history premise, and graphic genre mashup sensibility
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
shares low-budget cult science fiction, eccentric visual design, and knowingly ridiculous invasion spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Timo Vuorensola
- Release Date
- 2012-04-04
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1856)
Cast
- Julia Dietze
- Christopher Kirby
- Götz Otto
- Udo Kier
- Peta Sergeant
- Stephanie Paul
- Tilo Prückner
- Michael Cullen
- Kym Jackson
- Ben Siemer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Iron Sky about?
- A Finnish camp-satire spectacle sends Space Nazis from a hidden lunar fortress to invade an unsuspecting Earth.
- What is Iron Sky like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Iron Sky as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Iron Sky violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Iron Sky as moderate.
- What did critics think of Iron Sky?
- Critics broadly found the Space Nazi premise and visual effects more inventive than the film's execution, with humor and pacing failing to sustain the concept.
- Which films are like Iron Sky?
- Films with a similar feel include Mars Attacks!, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Keep, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- How long is Iron Sky?
- Iron Sky runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Iron Sky?
- In United States, Iron Sky streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
