In the Shadow of the Moon Critic Reviews

These astronauts are still alive, but as long as mankind survives, their journeys will be seen as the turning point -- to what, it is still to be seen.Read the full review

In the Shadow of the Moon finds new resonance in the moment when America redefined progress -- but also when it heeded the siren song of a world so desolate it reminded you what a paradise ours truly is.Read the full review

The riveting documentary In the Shadow of the Moon, is an unexpected knockout.Read the full review

Now, finally, we know what it was like to walk on the moon: unbelievably cool. Amazing. Fantastic. Scary.Read the full review

The value of this film, not just to moviegoers today but to future generations, is simply enormous.Read the full review

This magnificent documentary, directed by David Sington and presented by Ron Howard, rises to the occasion by interspersing its interviews with NASA footage that evokes the grandeur of the whole Apollo adventure.Read the full review

One small documentary for a filmmaker and one giant leap in inspiration for audiences.Read the full review

The excitement, majesty and extraordinary human accomplishment of the American lunar program of the '60s and early '70s is rousingly captured in In the Shadow of the Moon.Read the full review

In the Shadow of the Moon is such a morale booster. The power of its archival images hasn’t diminished with familiarity.Read the full review