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APOLLO 13
PG 1995, History/Drama, 2h 20m

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95 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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In recreating the troubled space mission, Apollo 13 pulls no
punches: it's a masterfully told drama from director Ron Howard,
bolstered by an ensemble of solid performances. Read critic
reviews

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MOVIE INFO
This Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo
13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred
Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find
everything going according to plan after leaving Earth's orbit.
However, when an oxygen tank explodes, the scheduled
moon landing is called off. Subsequent tensions within the
crew and numerous technical problems threaten both the
astronauts' survival and their safe return to Earth.
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Rating:PG
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language:English
Director: Ron Howard
Producer: Brian Grazer
Writer: Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger, William Broyles Jr., Al
Reinert
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 1995  Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):$173.8M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Sound Mix: Surround

CAST & CREW

Tom Hanks
Jim Lovell

Bill Paxton
Fred Haise

Kevin Bacon
Jack Swigert

Gary Sinise
Ken Mattingly

Ed Harris
Gene Kranz

Kathleen
Quinlan
Marilyn Lovell

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CRITIC REVIEWS FOR APOLLO 13

All Critics (95) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (91) | Rotten (4)

Apollo 13 captures the wonder of space travel with

the wide-eyed zeal of a 10-year-old: They really
were heroes, these guys, and the movie shows you
why.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC

APOLLO 13 is...A-OK. In an era when cinematic

heroics seem to be defined by bullets and brawn, it
is a pleasure to see a movie in which the good guys
triumph by using their brains!!!
January 5, 2018 | Full Review…

Carol Buckland
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC

Tom Hanks is on his way to becoming the American

Everyman, an exemplar of boyish goodwill and quiet
moral force.
August 22, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Dave Kehr
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC

Ron Howard's pop-entertainment you-are-there

space thriller is easily the most rousing film of the
year. And it might make real spaceflight just as nifty
as Star Wars for youngsters.
August 22, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Doug Thomas
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC

Even if you know how it all turned out (and you

should), this amazing journey is harrowing and
exhilarating.
July 30, 2013 | Full Review…

Joe Brown
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC

The film succeeds brilliantly at organizing great

gobs of information into powerful drama.
July 30, 2013 | Full Review…

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC

Howard’s movie heartrendingly brings that idea to

life by focusing not only the men on the mission, but
the families and colleagues they left behind.
July 29, 2022 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

James Croot
Stuff.co.nz

Since life is stranger than fiction, director Ron

“Opie” Howard had the good sense to stick to the
true facts of this 1970 NASA nightmare.
May 13, 2022 | Full Review…

Sheila Reid
Women in the Life

...Apollo 13 is a cinematic masterpiece...

June 30, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies

[A] compelling look back at the most action-packed

American space mission of all time.
June 6, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)

Dust off your DVD/Blu-ray or stream Apollo 13 to

watch a master craftsman, his players, and crew
coalesce to provide one helluva of a ride.
May 24, 2020 | Full Review…

Wendy Shreve
Featuring Film

This film is a tribute to the all-American values of

tenacity, teamwork, ingenuity, and--as is the case
for all teams on dangerous missions--selflessness
and brotherhood.
May 17, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mark Jackson
Epoch Times

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AUDIENCE REVIEWS FOR APOLLO 13

Aug 15, 2017

Apollo 13 is smart, captivating and a classic from

the 90's. Y'know, it never ceases to amaze me how
well films age. Whether it's a flashy blockbuster or a
low budget drama, ageing is a curse that thousand…
of films
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fresh when watching it today. Not because it's the

depiction of a true event or the talented cast on
screen (but thatLuke does Ahelp!), it's the direction. This
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