Upon its premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival , the film was acclaimed by critics , who mostly praised the quality of the film 's footage . On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 99 % based on 147 reviews , with an average rating of 9.06 / 10 . The website 's critical consensus reads , " Edifying and inspiring in equal measure , '' Apollo 11 '' uses artfully repurposed archival footage to send audiences soaring back to a pivotal time in American history . " On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100 , based on 29 critics , indicating " universal acclaim "
2019 Sundance Film Festival
2019 Sundance Film Festival
Apollo 11 (2019 film)