Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon

True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication.

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48 critics

PG, 2 hrs. 20 min.

Directed by: Ron Howard

Release Date: June 30, 1995

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DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004

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  • September 21, 2009
    Typically over sentimentality from Howard but it was an OK film! I might not have enjoyed it so much though if it wasn't for my interest in space travel and its history!
  • July 1, 2009
    Love this movie, I really don't know why!
  • May 31, 2009
    Very very good and very accurate film about the real life events of the Apollo space mission. The cast are perfect and pull off their roles very well (and I mean the entire cast) the look and effects are brilliant and the plot is run exactly as it happened in reality.
    Powerful an...( read more)d emotional this film is a true epic and pretty much perfect, its a history lesson in movie form.
  • January 29, 2009
    Simply Brilliant!
  • November 4, 2008
    Pretty good retelling of the Apollo 13 moon trip...plenty of lberties are taken, but stays basically on the right course. Superb special effects and memorable performances make this one that you'll go back to over nd over. One of the few films that still has you cheering even whe...( read more)n you know the outcome.
  • November 8, 2009
    Houston, there's nothing wrong with this film.
  • November 3, 2009
    Version peliculesca de la "supuesta historia verdadera" del vuelo Apolo 13, que dicen las versiones oficiales, tuvo una explosion en vuelo... a medio camino hacia la Luna (en el supuesto caso de que haya sido posible en los anios 60s superar el cinturon de Van Allen, lo cual nun...( read more)ca hicieron)...
    "Casualmente" los buenos siempre se salvan... sobre todo si asi lo dice el libreto.
  • October 22, 2009
    This was a great movie!
  • October 12, 2009
    i watch this film because i'm a Tom Hanks fan but i guess it's one of the finest work of Ron Howard.
  • September 23, 2009
    Hanks rules the universe... literally

Critic Reviews


May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It's easily Howard's best film. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A powerful story, one of the year's best films, told with great clarity and remarkable technical detail, and acted without pumped-up histrionics. full review

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Comments


  • HorrorMovieCinema
    November 16, 2008
    miko hughes
    is missing from
    the actors
    lists
  • karthu1993
    October 2, 2008
    amazing film, everything was good. tom hanks ed harris gary sinise, kevin bacon have all acted well.
  • kittenstar4
    June 9, 2007
    Wow! what a film, and the acting is - (this may sound slightly over the top, but what the hell..) heartstopping! in the climatic scenes, it really is. U can tell this is one of those films where all the actors really researched & 'lived & breathed' their characters. being a true story u would have to. watching the film and feeling the supense of the end, the actors portrayed the emotions of that moment very realistically.
  • cockerrocker
    February 17, 2007
    and tom hanks looks like jim lovell an all
  • chquin
    February 7, 2007
    IVE SEEN THIS MOVIE ITS BAISD ON A TRUE STORY YA KNOW APOLLO WAS A PROGRAM AND 13 NEVER MADE IT LOVELL IS A REAL GUY
  • claireosnail7
    June 30, 2006
    An amazing film. Seat grippingly great!!!! 1 2 WATCH :)

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