Closer to the Moon

Name: Closer to the Moon
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2014-03-07
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Anton Lesser, Joe Armstrong

2014·Movie·R·112 min·★ 6.5(65)

Comedy Drama More English titles

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

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About Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon is a 2014 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Nae Caranfil. The cast is led by Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+.

Closer to the Moon was produced by Agresywna Banda, Denis Friedman Productions, and Mandragora Movies and made in Italy and Poland. It was released on March 7, 2014, and carries a R certification.

Director: Nae Caranfil
Writers: Nae Caranfil
Release date: March 7, 2014
OTT release: April 17, 2015
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Italy, Poland
Budget: $9 million
Production: Agresywna Banda, Denis Friedman Productions, Mandragora Movies

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Closer to the Moon cast & crew

Closer to the Moon was directed by Nae Caranfil and written by Nae Caranfil.

The cast features Vera Farmiga as Alice Bercovich, Mark Strong as Max Rosenthal, Harry Lloyd as Virgil, Anton Lesser as Holban, Joe Armstrong as Răzvan Orodel, and Christian McKay as Iorgu Ristea.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Marius Panduru and it was produced by Renata Rainieri and Penelope Glass.

Is Closer to the Moon worth watching?

Closer to the Moon holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 65 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Closer to the Moon is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Closer to the Moon

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It first became available to stream digitally on April 17, 2015.

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