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First Man

First Man

History · Drama · 2018

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.

Movie details

First Man

“One giant leap into the unknown.”

2018 History · Drama 2h 21m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

214.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

87 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

84 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over First Man?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Damien Chazelle

Written by

Josh Singer

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Neil Armstrong

Claire Foy

Claire Foy

Janet Shearon

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Ed White

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Deke Slayton

Corey Stoll

Corey Stoll

Buzz Aldrin

Patrick Fugit

Patrick Fugit

Elliot See

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

David Scott

Court is in session

Put First Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.