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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022 · 99 min

A drifting, affectionate nostalgia trip through a 1960s childhood, told in a rambling voiceover with playful cartoon warmth and gentle wonder.

Directed by
Richard Linklater
Genres
Animation, Drama, History
Starring
Milo Coy, Jack Black, Lee Eddy
Tagline
A coming of age story.... the way only Richard Linklater could tell it.
Overview
A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Genres
Animation, Drama, History
Starring
Milo Coy, Jack Black, Lee Eddy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • memory
  • family
  • ambition
  • war
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • space
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

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Starring
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Cinematography
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