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Moonfall (2022)

Moonfall poster
Directed by
Roland Emmerich
Genre
science fiction film, disaster film, apocalyptic film
Country
People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Runtime
2h
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 3,625 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two former astronauts team up with a conspiracy theorist after they discover the moon is leaving its orbit. They race to uncover the truth behind this event before it is too late.

tension-filledconspiratorialaction-packedsuspensefulgrand-scaleurgentthrillingspectacular

What happens

Moonfall is a 2022 science fiction disaster film co-written, directed, and produced by Roland Emmerich. It stars Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland. It follows two former astronauts alongside a conspiracy theorist who discover the hidden truth about the Moon when it suddenly leaves its orbit. Shot in Montreal on a $138–146 million budget, it is amongst the most expensive independently produced films ever made. The film was theatrically released in North America and the UK on February 4, 2022, by Lionsgate and Entertainment Film Distributors respectively. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $67.3 million worldwide on a $150 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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