The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon

Stop shooting at our moon!

Directed by Richard Lester

Produced by Walter Shenson Films, United Artists

196385 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted Cold War satire where a tiny fictional nation's plumbing crisis accidentally sparks an absurd space race, driven by whimsy and gentle mockery rather than genuine peril.

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid as well to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try and beat them to the moon.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Mouse on the Moon sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is The Mouse on the Moon easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does The Mouse on the Moon end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Mouse on the Moon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Mouse on the Moon violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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.

33/ 100

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Rarity15

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Surprise57

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Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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