Countdown

Countdown

The motion picture that puts a man on the moon and you follow him every terrifying second of the way.

Directed by Robert Altman

Produced by William Conrad Productions, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

1967101 min5.8 / 10

A tense, cerebral Cold War thriller that uses the space race as a backdrop to explore the psychological and existential toll of isolation and sacrifice.

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

Questions people ask

  • Is Countdown violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Countdown sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does Countdown end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Countdown easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Countdown scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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