Movies Like Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood is a 2022 animation, comedy, drama film from Richard Linklater with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Operation Avalanche and Apollo 11.

Animation Comedy Drama

Operation Avalanche

2016

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

6.1

MagicScore

Apollo 11

2019

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

7.9

MagicScore

First Man

2018

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.

7.0

MagicScore

Fly Me to the Moon

2024

Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA's public image, wreaks havoc on Apollo 11 launch director Cole Davis' already difficult task of putting a man on the moon. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.

6.8

MagicScore

The Fabelmans

2022

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

7.6

MagicScore

The Tree of Life

2011

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

6.7

MagicScore

American Graffiti

1973

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

7.0

MagicScore

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

7.3

MagicScore

Apollo 13

1995

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

The Dish

2000

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Long Distance

2024

After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

2023

A unique behind-the-scenes access to NASA’s ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, following a team of engineers and scientists as they take the next giant leap in our quest to understand the universe.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Roving Mars

2006

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the mysterious red planet.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

For All Mankind

1989

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.

7.8

MagicScore

#15

In the Shadow of the Moon

2007

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.

7.6

MagicScore

#16

The Trip to Bountiful

1985

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Countdown

1967

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.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Apollo 18

2011

Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Cohen and Tate

1989

A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Brewster McCloud

1970

Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood?

The top films similar to Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood by MovieMagicScore are Operation Avalanche (6.1), Apollo 11 (7.9), First Man (7.0). Each shares animation/comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood worth watching?

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 304 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood?

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) is a animation, comedy, drama film directed by Richard Linklater, starring Milo Coy, Jack Black, Lee Eddy.

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About movies like Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

This ranked list pairs Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022), a animation and comedy and drama film from Richard Linklater, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Milo Coy take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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