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Moonraker

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59% Tomatometer 56 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Agent 007 blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio de Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax, a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on Earth!
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Critics Consensus

Featuring one of the series' more ludicrous plots but outfitted with primo gadgets and spectacular sets, Moonraker is both silly and entertaining.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post 10/06/2015
Moonraker, the newest James Bond spectacle, is a cheerful, splashy entertainment. The curators of the Bond museum do not surpass themselves with this exhibition, the 11th in the series, but they haven't fallen down on the job either. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 10/13/2008
Christopher Wood's script takes the characters exactly where they always go in a James Bond pic and the only question is whether the stunts and gadgets will live up to expectations. They do. Go to Full Review Frank Rich TIME Magazine 10/13/2008
Broccoli just keeps piling on the goodies: lush Ken Adam sets, gadgetry and gams galore, super stunts and effects. Go to Full Review Photoplay Staff Photoplay 11/16/2023
Like the last Bond exercise, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker hits its stride by being silly and spectacular. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn 08/28/2022
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I wanted to love this film and to see something actually new and interesting, but instead, I got a boring and confusing plot that had me simply waiting for the runtime to get over. Go to Full Review John Brosnan Starburst 07/23/2022
Moonraker is still basically good fun and I suppose that's all it's supposed to be. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 10 Este filme parece que teve influencia de star wars. See more IAM M @IAM1655 Jun 7 Moonraker is one of the worst Bond films I have ever seen. It tries to copy Star Wars at the end so much. They made Jaws a clumsy character than a menacingly character he was in The Spy Who Loved Me. See more David D @David2026 Apr 28 Another one of the greats. Moore delivers up another romp, indeed its romps in every way. Here Bond is fun! See more andrea C @Charst Mar 27 Entrando nel dettaglio della sceneggiatura, sicuramente si vedono tutti i limiti di questa pellicola che ha l'unico obiettivo di mostrare una nuova location, per quanto ricostruita artificialmente, come lo spazio. Tutto il resto è una copia dei precedenti film, villain senza grande carisma seppure con un'idea interessante; anche la bond girl non è certo la migliore della saga. Alcune sequenze sono comunque interessanti e seguono il filone per spettacolarità. Finalmente ci si porta dietro anche un villain da un precedente capitolo, seppure con una svolta finale che lo rende interessante. See more Ed B. @EdLee Mar 22 Moonraker has 007 in mission to stop a diabolical villain ,Drax, from annihilating earth inhabitants with deadly nerve gas. Drax wants to reintroduce hand picked couples to reproduce and replace earths population . Also, featured in film, assassin Jaws returns. Jaws pursuit of James Bond feels like watching the Coyote failing to catch the roadrunner. Ending comes off like a cheesy parody of Star Wars. Not favorite James Bond movie, but, action packed as one would expect. See more Scott L. @ProfessorLoy Feb 27 Star Wars James Bond. See more Read all reviews
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Lewis Gilbert

Director

Roger Moore

James Bond

Lois Chiles

Dr. Holly Goodhead

Michaël Lonsdale

Hugo Drax

Richard Kiel

Jaws

Corinne Clery

Corinne Dufour

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Moonraker

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Movie Info

Synopsis Agent 007 blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio de Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax, a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on Earth!
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Producer
Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwriter
Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood
Distributor
CBS/Fox, United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
United Artists, Eon Productions Ltd., Danjaq Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 1979, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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