Film Astronomy

The Neil Armstrong biopic ‘First Man’ captures early spaceflight’s terror

The film takes a surprisingly somber tone compared with most space movies

Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong in First Man

BOLDLY GOING  Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong walks to the Apollo 11 spacecraft before his historic moon landing in First Man.

Universal Pictures

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

First Man is not a movie about the moon landing.

The Neil Armstrong biopic, opening October 12, follows about eight years of the life of the first man on the moon, and spends about eight minutes depicting the lunar surface.