Highest-Rated Movies about 'Moon', Sort by Popularity

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005), Apollo 11 (2019), In the Shadow of the Moon (2006), Moon (2009), Quatermass II (1957), The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961), Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017), First Man (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Moon movies.

#16. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Storyline: Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide, Mirage (aka Dino), Wheeljack (aka Que) and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the United States and Russia to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to go to the aid of his robot friends. The new villain Shockwave is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth.

Plot Keywords: young man, girlfriend, leader, coworker, robot, government official, brash ...

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#17. The Secret of Moonacre (2009)

Storyline: Thirteen-year-old Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) discovers that she is the only hope for banishing an ancient curse from a magical kingdom in Director Gabor Csupo's adaptation of author Elizabeth Goudge's 1946 children's book "The Little White Horse".

Plot Keywords: teen girl, orphan, uncle, princess, rival, bleak, engaging ...

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#18. Moonwalkers (2015)

Storyline: What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent will never find Kubrick but instead is forced to team up with a lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time, in this riotous, high-tempo action-comedy.—Reece Davis

Plot Keywords: cia agent, music executive, manager, thrilling, suspenseful, london, england ...

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#21. The Time Machine (2002)

Storyline: Based on the classic sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells, scientist and inventor, Alexander Hartdegen, is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter - and the hunted.

Plot Keywords: professor, young woman, brother, humanoid, girlfriend, frenetic, suspenseful ...

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#22. Capture the Flag (2015)

Storyline: Mike Goldwing, a plucky, determined 12-year old boy, is the son and grandson of NASA astronauts. His grandfather Frank, a once revered, but now forgotten retired astronaut, lives his days isolated from his family after missing out on his big chance to fly to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as a part of the Apollo XI mission. When an eccentric billionaire sets an evil plan to fly to the moon, steal the moon's vast mineral resources, and destroy the American flag planted by the Apollo XI team, Mike embarks on a magnificent adventure as a stowaway on the space shuttle. Accompanied by his grandfather, best friends Amy and Marty, and a clever chameleon, Mike blasts off to the moon to capture the flag and reunite his family.

Plot Keywords: child, astronaut, grandfather, father, friend, creative, dreamy ...

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#23. Iron Sky (2012)

Storyline: In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers. When American astronaut James Washington puts down his Lunar Lander a bit too close to the secret Nazi base, the Moon Führer decides the glorious moment of retaking the Earth has arrived sooner than expected. Washington claims the mission is just a publicity stunt for the President of the United States, but what else could the man be but a scout for the imminent attack by Earth forces? The Fourth Reich must act. Two Nazi officers, ruthless Klaus Adler and idealistic Renate Richter, travel to Earth to prepare the invasion. In the end when the Moon Nazi UFO armada darkens the skies, ready to strike at the unprepared Earth, every man, woman and nation alike, must re-evaluate their priorities.

Plot Keywords: director, american, officer, suspenseful, sky, moon, peace ...

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#24. Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)

Storyline: Phineas T Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts.—Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>

Plot Keywords: circus manager, young man, spy, fiancée, inventor, airy, amusing ...

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#25. Apollo 18 (2011)

Storyline: Cmndr Walker, Cptn. Anderson and Lt. Col. Grey are assigned to a secret mission to the moon. Walker and Anderson land, while Grey stays in orbit. As they collect samples, they find footprints...and the body of a Soviet cosmonaut on the moon. Soon they hear weird noises andv find they're not alone.

Plot Keywords: astronaut, commander, lieutenant, alien, politician, disturbing, creepy ...

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#26. Mojave Moon (1996)

Storyline: Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother (Julie), despite the nearby presence of Julie's boyfriend who seems likely to go berzerk at any moment. Even more strange, hilarious events follow and it's up to Al to find some explanation. His life may never again be the same.—Neil Wick <neil@wick.net>

Plot Keywords: middle-aged man, car dealer, mother, emotional, moon, los angeles, adventure ...

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#27. Moon 44 (1990)

Storyline: In 2038, Earth's mineral resources are drained, there are space fights for the last deposits on other planets and satellites. This is the situation when one of the bigger mining corporations has lost many mineral moons except one and many of their fully automatic mining robots are disappearing on their flight home. Since nobody else wants the job, they send prisoners as a last resort to defend the mining station. Among them, internal affairs agent Felix Stone, assigned to clear the whereabouts of the expensive robots. In an atmosphere of corruption, fear and hatred, Stone gets between the fronts of rivaling groups and locates the person committing sabotage.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: prisoner, special agent, undercover agent, robot, sergeant, criminal, incredible ...

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#28. Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)

Storyline: Twenty years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of humanity - or destroy it once and for all. The truth behind the creation of mankind will be revealed when an old enemy leads our heroes on an adventure into the Hollow Earth. To save humanity they must fight the Vril, an ancient shapeshifting reptilian race and their army of dinosaurs.—HerrBrocktoon

Plot Keywords: hitler, dinosaur, reptile, nazi, hero, mother, rousing ...

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#29. Radar Men From the Moon (1952)

Storyline: Strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon! He assigns Commando Cody, scientist and man of action with a secret flying suit, to investigate. Soon, Cody is battling Earth thugs in the pay of Krog the moon man and making trips in his experimental rocket to the moon itself, in a perilous and all but singlehanded effort to thwart the planned invasion of Earth.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: government agent, scientist, commando, mastermind, brash, campy, confident ...

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#30. Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

Storyline: In the Kennedy days, all the States buzz about the Apollo moon program, even the bugs. Grandpa fly Amos (Christopher Lloyd) keeps "inspiring" his grandson and two mates, a nerd and a glutton, with heroic stories. New they decide to get in on the action at Cape Canaveral via an astronaut's bread box. Grandpa also gets involved. There's also an evil Soviet Russian fly with which to deal.—KGF Vissers

Plot Keywords: fly, grandfather, insect, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, russian, lighthearted ...

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