20182h 21mDir. Sheila Waldron

First Man

Name: First Man
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2018-10-10
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll

“One giant leap into the unknown.”

HistoryDrama

4.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Starring:Ryan Gosling,Claire Foy,Jason Clarke,Kyle Chandler,Corey Stoll

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Ryan Gosling

Neil Armstrong

Claire Foy

Janet Shearon

Jason Clarke

Ed White

Kyle Chandler

Deke Slayton

Corey Stoll

Buzz Aldrin

Patrick Fugit

Elliot See

Christopher Abbott

David Scott

Ciarán Hinds

Robert R. Gilruth

Olivia Hamilton

Patricia White

Pablo Schreiber

Jim Lovell

Shea Whigham

Gus Grissom

Lukas Haas

Michael Collins

Key Production Crew

Director

Damien Chazelle

Screenplay & Writers

Josh Singer, James R. Hansen

Cinematography

Linus Sandgren

Original Score

Justin Hurwitz

Producers

Isaac Klausner, Marty Bowen, Damien Chazelle

Film Details

Budget$70,000,000

Box Office Revenue$105,713,218

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Universal PicturesDreamWorks PicturesTemple Hill EntertainmentPerfect World Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#moon#based on novel or book#sacrifice#nasa#wife#obsession#space travel#space mission#biography#engineer

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

NEIL: “I love you to the moon and back.” JANET: “Prove it.” NEIL: “Uh… yeah, okay, BRB, just gotta build a rocket real quick, NBD.” Like… dude literally took that Hallmark-ass line and turned it into a government-fu...

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