5 Must-watch Films That Explore the Moon and Outer Space

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey

Who doesn’t enjoy a good space movie? As we gear up for Fly Me to the Moon, let's delve deep into movies that explore the moon and outer space as spheres of whimsy, wonder, and fantasy.

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Apollo 11

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The Last Man on The Moon

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The Last Man on the Moon tells Cernan’s story, primarily through interviews with him and other astronauts who lived and worked during that era. Gene Cernan, the 12th and last man to walk on the moon, reveals why the mission was so significant.

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Fly Me To The Moon

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Mission Mangal

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The film is loosely based on the lives of scientists at ISRO, who contributed to India’s first interplanetary expedition, MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission).

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Rocketry-The Nambi Effect

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This National Award-winning film, marking R Madhavan’s directorial debut, revolves around the ISRO spy case involving Nambi Narayan, who was wrongly accused of espionage and arrested in 1994.

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