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Documentaries like Apollo 11

Not everyone loves Apollo 11 for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Apollo 11

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want the actual mission, not a reconstruction.

  2. You want a Saturn V filling the screen and the sound.

  3. You like July 1969 shown as it happened, minute by minute.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • In the Shadow of the Moon2007

    • July 1969 shown as it happened, minute by minute

    Good for you if you like the 1960s space race and the Cold War pressure behind it.

  • The Last Man on the Moon2016

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you want the astronauts themselves telling what it cost them.

  • Return to Space2022

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you like the real engineers and astronauts behind SpaceX's first crewed flight.

  • First Man2018

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you like the true story of Neil Armstrong told from inside the cockpit.

  • IMAX Hubble2010

    • a Saturn V filling the screen and the sound

    Good for you if you want a big-screen trip that fits in under an hour.

  • Apollo 131995

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you like the true story of the 1970 mission that almost failed.

  • Free Solo2018

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you want the real Alex Honnold, his doubts, his girlfriend and his training.

  • Cosmos2014

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you like the true stories of scientists like Newton or Clair Patterson.

  • Nostalgia for the Light2010

    • July 1969 shown as it happened, minute by minute

    Good for you if you want to understand how Chile lives with the Pinochet years.

  • A Brief History of Time1991

    • the actual mission, not a reconstruction

    Good for you if you want the man behind the book, his illness and his family.

Reasons taken from Apollo 11's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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