The Dish is a glorified account of the part played by the Parkes radio telescope dish in relaying pictures of the historic moon landing to the record 600 million viewers in 1969. It is a feel-good film, but a little more than that.
The plot is simple: Various events such as power cuts and wind storms threaten to upset the chance for "science to play a bold role", in this case by allowing many people to see and vicariously take part in one of the landmark historic events of the century. The loveliness of the film comes from the superlative characterisations that emerge from scientists being small cogs in a great human accomplishment, politicians great and small responding to their proximity to something great, and people working with other people in a moment of relatively high pressure. There are piecemeal themes that collectively illuminate the worth of the common man. It could be a lesson in nobility on a micro scale.
This film could be called a "gentle scientific comedy", something like a romantic comedy with science at the centre instead of love. Interestingly is was conceived and written and produced and directed by members of the Australian satiric comedy team last known as "The D-Generation".
This film is especially appealing to scientists and to Australians, so I have a biased view. IMDb rates this as 7.4; I would give it an 8.0 even though its theme is mild.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205873/