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First Men in the Moon

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1964 | 103 min | Adventure, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and adventure fans. If you loved 2001: A Space Odyssey or Project Hail Mary, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 43 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1964: an older pace and style.

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew comprised of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria, proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    63% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 70K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nathan Juran

  • Edward JuddArnold Bedford
  • Martha HyerKate Callender
  • Lionel JeffriesJoseph Cavor
  • Miles MallesonDymchurch Registrar
  • Norman BirdStuart
  • Gladys HensonNursing Home Matron
  • Hugh McDermottRichard Challis
  • Betty McDowallMargaret Hoy
  • Erik ChittyGibbs (uncredited)
  • Douglas IvesSparks (uncredited)