First Man
Directed by Damien Chazelle
A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.
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- Plexxor the Pretty GoodJune 4, 2025This story surrounds a man's struggle to be present, through unbearable loss, for himself and the ones he loves. Burying himself in his work, where fear of death was a huge distraction for everyone else- was his escape from his own reality and true greatest fear. This film is absolutely terror inducing. The astronauts, the flights, (the crazy horrifying noises during the flights!), the families, the guilt of being an astronaut and risking the lifelong pain you will almost certainly put your family through when you don't survive it all. What a movie! Editing/timing was fantastic.
- Ted MaloneAugust 31, 2025Have to say this was not at all what I expected. They only half-told the story, and really left you wondering what point they were trying to make. If the goal was portraying the journey that Neil took from the Navy to Civilian test pilot to NASA to becoming the commander of Apollo 11, they pretty much failed at every level.
- Vincent ReggianniniMay 9, 2026Neil Armstrong was not a movie star. He was focused, and efficient - in both his mannerisms and his speech. Although Ryan Goseling might not physically resemble Armsgtrong he certainly carries the aloofness and the seeming distance. Certain poetic license must be exercised in order to tell a complete story. I for one feel the emotion and the tension of this movie, and I feel I enjoy the lack of Hollywood hyperbole more than anything. Except for the marital conflict they try to display. This “conflict” between Armstrong and his wife sticks in my craw. Normally you would think that his wife would realize how tremendous an accomplishment her husband was embarking upon, yet she complains that the risk of their kids growing up without a father is somehow a fate worse than death. How many hundreds of thousands of kids grow up without a father? It might not be ideal, but life is not ideal. I’m not sure how accurate this portrayal of his wife is, but I do know that they did eventually get divorced well after the moon landing. What was it that was said about Eve’s role in Paradise? Despite having everything she could ask for it just wasn’t enough for her?
- ChrisDecember 29, 2024I really wanted to like this. I was so looking forward to it. Cinematography was awesome. Loved the kind of first person claustrophobic feel in the launch shots. Sound and score were spectacular. All that said. I know everything I read about Armstrong says he was a very humble and quite person, but they made him seem angry and bitter. I never once felt he really wanted to go to the moon and In a movie that is about the first person to ever go, that seems important. Maybe it’s just my dislike for Ryan Gosling talking.
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First Man Trivia
First Man was released on October 10, 2018.
First Man was directed by Damien Chazelle.
First Man has a runtime of 2h 21m.
First Man was produced by Isaac Klausner, Marty Bowen, Damien Chazelle, Wyck Godfrey.
A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.
The key characters in First Man are Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling), Janet Shearon (Claire Foy), Ed White (Jason Clarke).
First Man is rated PG-13.
First Man is a Biography, Drama, History film.
First Man has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.
First Man had a budget of $70M.
First Man has made $105.7M at the box office.