Moonraker
Where all the other Bonds end… this one begins!
1979 • 126 min • Action · Adventure · Thriller · Science Fiction
Synopsis
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 83 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
- 62 Audience · 2266 · 31%
James Bond investigates the hijacking of a space shuttle, uncovering a plot for mass destruction. His global pursuit leads him from California to Venice, Rio, and ultimately into outer space, battling a familiar foe and a villain with grand ambitions for humanity.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some intense action and perilous situations
- Brief suggestive dialogue and innuendo
- Use of tranquilizers and champagne
What it models well
- Problem-solving under pressure
- Courage in the face of danger
- Protecting humanity
Talk about it after
- The ethics of scientific advancement
- What makes a hero?
- Global cooperation versus isolation
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Top billed cast
Director: Lewis Gilbert • Crew: Christopher Wood
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedMoonraker is another guilty pleasure Bond film, that with all the camp is still quote a serious film.
RecommendedThis has the great 007 elements, but misses a bit. We get the wit, we get the beautiful women, we get the gadgets, we get the non stop action, and we even get Jaws, a fan favorite, back. Jaws even gets to speak. Maybe it was in the contract. What is missing is the exotic locations and beautiful scenery.…
Not recommendedThey can't all be winners. I mean, yeah it was action packed and the fight over the parachute was really cool. And Bond did have space elements in the movies before... but Moonraker kind of felt like it was jumping the shark a bit here. Thankfully it recovered, but this was a little too much for a 007 movie.…
RecommendedNow my geography isn't great, but I am not sure you can actually fly from the Yukon to the British coast in fifteen minutes! That's how this outing for Roger Moore begins, and it's symptomatic of the rather weak storyline and sloppy production that seems intent on getting "James Bond" to capitalise on "Star Wars" (1977) fever.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersOne of the best of the Moore era I steered clear of “Moonraker” (1979) for years because critics almost unanimously said it was awful. So when I finally sat down to view it I fully expecting a dog. Wrong! “Moonraker” is thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end and is one of the best of Roger Moore's 7-movie stint in the series.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**THE BIGGEST BOND OF ALL!** Moonraker is a joy from beginning to end. Huge spectacle, stunning locations, lashings of humour, superb stunts, sexy ladies, a despicable and memorable villain, great special effects and of course, the legendary Sir Roger Moore as James Bond.…
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