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Man in the Moon

1960 · 98 min

A gentle, playful British comedy that ambles through absurd situations with a light touch and a wink.

Overview
William Blood is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He's soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they need. They con William into thinking he'll continue his experimenting career by testing equipment for them before they send a group of astronauts to the moon.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Basil Dearden
Written by
Bryan Forbes, Michael Relph
Starring
Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Norman Bird, Michael Hordern, John Glyn-Jones, Charles Gray, Bernard Horsfall, Bruce Boa
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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