First Man

About First Man

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

First Man (2018) is a history film directed by Damien Chazelle. The film is filed under space, obsession, cancer, and space travel.

Ryan Gosling takes the lead as Neil Armstrong, Claire Foy as Janet Shearon, Jason Clarke as Ed White, and Kyle Chandler as Deke Slayton. It runs 141 minutes and was released in October 2018.

The screenplay is by Josh Singer. Produced by Temple Hill Entertainment. The story is adapted from a novel.

The Right Stuff, Apollo 11, and Apollo 13 make useful companions to First Man, all filed under 1960s, astronaut, and biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 5,836 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.