
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.


“How well do you know the one you love?”
When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?

Johnny Depp
Commander Spencer Armacost

Charlize Theron
Jillian Armacost

Joe Morton
Sherman Reese

Clea DuVall
Nan

Nick Cassavetes
Captain Alex Streck

Donna Murphy
Natalie Streck

Gary Grubbs
NASA Director

Blair Brown
Shelly McLaren

Tom Noonan
Jackson McLaren

Tom O'Brien
Allen Dodge
The Astronaut's Wife is a drama, science fiction, thriller film released in 1999 exploring themes of mission, husband wife relationship, nasa, pregnancy, space travel, alien. Directed by Rand Ravich, it stars Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton. When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?
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