Synopsis
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
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Cast
- Tom HanksJim Lovell
- Bill PaxtonFred Haise
- Kevin BaconJack Swigert
- Gary SiniseKen Mattingly
- Ed HarrisGene Kranz
- Kathleen QuinlanMarilyn Lovell
- David AndrewsPete Conrad
- Xander BerkeleyHenry Hurt
- Christian ClemensonDr. Chuck
- Brett CullenCAPCOM 1
Recommendations
- 100
USA Today
"The Right Stuff" will endure as the more ambitious movie, but this book-faithful, 2-hour team effort shrewdly keeps its eye on the ball. - 100
ReelViews
Perhaps the most impressive feat of this film is sustaining white-knuckle tension even though the chain of events is well-known. - 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Ron Howard's film of this mission is directed with a single-mindedness and attention to detail that makes it riveting. - 100
The New York Times
You can know every glitch that made this such a dangerous mission, and Apollo 13 will still have you by the throat. [30 June 1995] - 100
Time
The result is that rare Hollywood achievement, an adventure of the intelligent spirit. From lift-off to splashdown, Apollo 13 gives one hell of a ride. [3 July 1995] - 90
Newsweek
By sticking resolutely to the facts of the most amazing rescue mission of all time, the movie builds tremendous suspense, even though most people will know how it came out. - 88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The direction may not be flashy, but it is controlled and confident; the frames unfold with a no-nonsense, nuts-and-bolts realism that, in this era of laser-blazing Batplanes, seems downright welcome. - 78
Austin Chronicle
It's a riveting, nail-biting, two-buckets-of-popcorn return to form for Howard.
