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Documentaries like In the Shadow of the Moon

Not everyone loves In the Shadow of the Moon for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love In the Shadow of the Moon

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

  1. You like rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it.

  2. You like hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away.

  3. You like the 1960s space race and the Cold War pressure behind it.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • For All Mankind1989

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it
    • hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away

    Good for you if you like the trip to the Moon told by the astronauts who made it.

  • The Last Man on the Moon2016

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it
    • hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away

    Good for you if you love the Apollo missions and the race to the Moon.

  • Return to Space2022

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it
    • hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away

    Good for you if you like watching a crewed launch to the space station up close.

  • Cosmos2014

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it
    • hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away

    Good for you if you like feeling small in front of billions of years and galaxies.

  • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage1980

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it
    • hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away

    Good for you if you like feeling small in front of the age of the universe.

  • Apollo 131995

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it

    Good for you if you like the inside of a capsule far from Earth.

  • The Times of Harvey Milk1984

    • the 1960s space race and the Cold War pressure behind it

    Good for you if you like seeing 1970s San Francisco and its fight for gay rights.

  • IMAX Hubble2010

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it
    • hearing astronauts describe seeing the whole Earth from far away

    Good for you if you want to float above the Earth with real astronauts.

  • First Man2018

    • rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it

    Good for you if you like rattling capsules that feel like tin cans.

  • Apollo 112019

    • the 1960s space race and the Cold War pressure behind it

    Good for you if you like July 1969 shown as it happened, minute by minute.

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