Sam Rockwell’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Thriller Still Has the Most Unsettling Ending in Movie History

When Moon first came out, people loved its simple, slightly rough visual style and Sam Rockwell’s incredible performance playing all the roles. But the film has stuck with audiences over the years because it asks difficult questions about the value of a human life in a world where everything is controlled. Even now, 16 years later, Moon isn’t just a critically acclaimed film with a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or a film that launched Duncan Jones’s directing career. It remains powerful because of its shocking and unforgettable ending, and because its themes of being overworked and underappreciated feel very real and relatable.







