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Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

2024
132 min
Romance Comedy

Plot Summary

Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA's public image, wreaks havoc on Apollo 11 launch director Cole Davis' already difficult task of putting a man on the moon. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.

6.8
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

6.8
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

132 min
Runtime
2024-07-10
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
2024
Year
Genres
Romance Comedy

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User Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
Recent

"Cole Davis" (Channing Tatum) is the launch director at Cape Canaveral and is charged with getting the Apollo 11 mission to the moon (and back!). Thing is, with the Vietnam war in full swing the public have rather lost interest in the space race with the USSR. Presidential adviser "Moe" (Woody Harrelson) hits on the idea of bringing in marketing specialist "Kelly" (Scarlett Johansson) to spruce things up and get the public - and the US Senate - more engaged with the project before it runs out of...

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r96sk

r96sk

5.0/10
Recent

Not for me. I found <em>'Fly Me to the Moon'</em> to be a disappointment. A sure sign of that being the case is that I don't have any positives for this movie. Well, OK, Scarlett Johansson is good, but there honestly isn't any other element to this that I can say I enjoyed. Johansson's co-star Channing Tatum feels miscast, I like the guy as an actor but here I didn't feel like he fit - visually his character didn't look or sound like someone out of the 1960s, in my eyes at least. None of t...

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

5.0/10
Recent

“Fly Me to the Moon” is so generic and sanitized that it feels like a blanket, sterilized television sitcom designed to appeal to the masses in middle America. Director Greg Berlanti‘s throwback romance has its moments, but even the chemistry between the leads a few flashes of creativity can’t save the overlong, draggy film. Set against the backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, former con artist Kelly (Scarlett Johansson) is hired by President Nixon’s clandestine staff m...

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Music & Soundtrack

Best Things in Life Are Free

by Sam Cooke

Actual footage and new footage created to tell the story of the Space Race between Russia and America; Different missions as they progressed on both sides

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One Last Dream Before Dying

by Rob Cairns

Astronauts walk onto the spacecraft; (repeats) Astronauts land on the moon

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Sweet Soul Music

by Arthur Conley

Kelly and her partner arrive in Florida, and check into a hotel; A huge pool party is in full swing; Kelly gets to her room which is right beside the raging party

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Radio and Weather Calling

by Eric Hachikian

Cole drives up to Wolfie's Restaurant

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These Foolish Things

by Sam Cooke

Cole pulls up and enters NASA employee favorite; Kelly at the bar with a martini; She and Cole notice each other

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Security

by Etta James

Kelly and ruby sip martinis and get work done

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Big Bird

by Eddie Floyd

Montage; Kelly and Ruby start to discuss their marketing strategy for NASA

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People Sure Act Funny

by Arthur Conley

Strategizing about the 4 Senators and how to get at least 3 of their votes

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Slip Away

by Clarence Carter

The party is in full swing; Cole shows Kelly Jenny; The crowd is dancing as Ruby asks Don to dance; Kelly and Cole sit on the roof with the party below and the moon above

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Do I

by Love You

The party continues as Cole and Kelly sit outside looking up at the moon and talking about the launch

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