Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

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

Directed by Richard Linklater

Produced by Detour Filmproduction, Submarine

202299 min7.0 / 10

A warmly nostalgic, whimsical blend of childhood memory and space-age fantasy that celebrates wonder, imagination, and the texture of growing up in 1960s Texas.

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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  • Is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 89% of films.

  • Is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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