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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Animation · Comedy · Drama · 2022

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.

Movie details

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

“A coming of age story.... the way only Richard Linklater could tell it.”

2022 Animation · Comedy · Drama 1h 39m

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Linklater

Written by

Richard Linklater

Milo Coy

Milo Coy

Stan

Jack Black

Jack Black

Grown Up Stan (voice)

Lee Eddy

Lee Eddy

Mom

Bill Wise

Bill Wise

Dad

Natalie L'Amoreaux

Natalie L'Amoreaux

Vicky

Josh Wiggins

Josh Wiggins

Steve

Jessica Brynn Cohen

Jessica Brynn Cohen

Jana

Court is in session

Put Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.