

First Man
One giant leap into the unknown.
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.
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7.0/10
5,864 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $70M
- Box office
- $105.7M
- Language
- English
- moon
- based on novel or book
- sacrifice
- nasa
- wife
- obsession
- space travel
- space mission
- biography
- engineer
- based on true story
- exploration
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical12 Oct 2018
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival31 Aug 2018
- TheatricalPG-1312 Oct 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A12 Oct 2018
- Physical1218 Feb 2019
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical18 Oct 2018
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM11 Oct 2018
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2018
- Theatrical12 Oct 2018
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical29 Nov 2018
AustriaAT
- Theatrical8 Nov 2018
BangladeshBD
- Theatrical12 Oct 2018
BelgiumBE
- Premiere14Gent International Film Festival12 Oct 2018
- Theatrical1417 Oct 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1218 Oct 2018
- Digital / OTT1223 Jan 2019
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical12 Oct 2018
Frequently asked questions
First Man was released on 10 October 2018.
Audience reviews
5- G10/10
Gill-Man
10/19/2018
Damien Chazelle has already proven himself to be one of the freshest new directors of the decade so far. Even after delivering the hard-hitting Whiplash and the emotionally-wrecking and whimsical La La Land, he still knows how to surprise fans of his work, returning to the silver screen with grace. Combining every element of his previous outings that made him a household name, Chazelle makes sure the audience feels e…
- Y9/10
YuanTian
11/25/2018
A really encouraging film for a historic event. The music and silence are playing so well with each other. I am glad that the directors and actors did not waste a wonderful story. Though I always think the leading actor's appearance is significantly different from origin Neil, it does not affect the intense feelings.
- G5/10
Gimly
2/19/2019
Every time that someone's on a spacecraft, I was into _First Man_. It might genuinely be the first time I didn't hate scenes shot with continual use of shaky cam, which is noteworthy. But by and large _First Man_ was not for me, biopics often aren't, and _First Man_ is absolutely a biopic. It's not about NASA, or the Space Race, or landing on the moon, on astronauts, those things are present, but it's about Armstrong…
- S6/10
Stephen Campbell
6/7/2019
**_Aesthetically laudable, emotionally vapid_** > _I am comfortable with my level of public discourse._ - Neil Armstrong declining to be interviewed for "Armstrong's Code" (Kathy Sawyer); _The Washington Post_ (July 11, 1999) More an intimate character drama than a grandiose examination of man's place in the cosmos, _First Man_ is far more concerned with domesticity than the actual journey to the moon, attem…
- A9/10
AstroNoud
1/15/2022
Showing us the physical and emotional challenges Armstrong had to endure, the first half is already impressive, but the exciting landing scene and stunning moon scenes near the ending make ‘First Man’ a true and rare experience. 9/10
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