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Films about Apollo 11

  • Moonshot (2009 film)Moonshot, a 2009 British TV film, mixes real Space Race footage into its drama. It retraces the Apollo 11 landing.
  • In the Shadow of the Moon (2007 film)Neil Armstrong declined to appear in In the Shadow of the Moon, a 2007 Apollo documentary. Ten other astronauts did.
  • Moonwalk OneThe Apollo 11 film Moonwalk One used launch footage found in two cardboard cartons under a workbench.
  • First Man (film)First Man opens with Neil Armstrong's X-15 bouncing off the atmosphere. His daughter Karen was dying of a brain tumor.
  • Footprints on the Moon (1969 film)Wernher von Braun narrated a 1969 documentary about the Apollo 11 landing. The film was then nearly forgotten.
  • Apollo 11 (2019 film)The 2019 film Apollo 11 was built from 70 mm footage that sat unseen for nearly five decades. It turned up in May 2017.
  • Transformers: Dark of the MoonMichael Bay bet $25,000 that two robots would not appear in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
  • Apollo 11 (1996 film)Buzz Aldrin filmed a cameo in a 1996 Apollo 11 movie, then it was cut. He played a clergyman.
  • Men in Black 3Will Smith pitched Men in Black 3 in 2002: send Agent J back in time to save Agent K.
  • The DishIn the film The Dish, operators keep a dish aimed at the Moon as winds climb past the 30-knot safety limit.

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