Apollo 18

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  • Opened September 2, 2011 
  • 1 hr 26 min
  • PG-13 | Some disturbing sequences and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But in December of 1974, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it’s the real reason we’ve never gone back to the moon. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Lloyd Owen, Ryan Robbins, Warren Christie
  • Director: Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

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Makes me NOT want to go back to the movies

by rockydoggies

Stay away from this stinker. Sure, the footage looks really nice, but the movie just bombs. Ugh, I toughed it out until the end, just horribly LAME !!! This easily could have been a 30 minute short....

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by 69nova

It is soooo intense!!!...

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Well...............

by Koali

This is a movie in the exact style of The Blair Witch Project if you remember that. Scary. I am a space junkie and lived in that era I purposely still had to remind myself this is a scripted, thought...

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Critic Reviews

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

Many will find Apollo 18 silly and derivative. It is. Yet it's also a break from the usual hyperbolic, down-your-throat brand of silly and derivative scare movies. Read full review

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Empire
| Kim Newman

Blair Witch with moon rock. Paranormal Activity in space. Contrived, but if you can take one more variant on the formula, it's got its moments. Read full review

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Orlando Sentinel
| Roger Moore

Whatever merits the production values have, the cheap frights don't deliver, the performers bring no pathos and the gimmick behind Apollo 18 flat out does not work. Read full review

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Boston Globe
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Contains nothing original or over-the-top enough to make it a real scream fest. For most horror fans it will be kind of a snooze. Read full review

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A scene from "Apollo 18."