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In Coalwood, West Virginia, all the boys grow up to be coal miners and Homer Hickam has no reason to think he'll be any different. Too small to earn a football scholarship, Homer has no way out of his...( read more 
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Based on True Story about October Sky means Rocket Boys in an anagram word: Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal), Quentin Wilson (Chris Owen), Roy Lee Cooke (William Lee Scott), Sherman O'Dell (Chad Lindberg), Leon Bolden (Randy Stripling), & Ike Bykovsky (Elya Baskin) invented rockets to impress their teacher Miss Riley (Laura Dern) as an instructor of our shuttle mission astronauts.
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MCT:August 6, 2008This idea could have been a memorable movie. In my opinion, it miserabley failed. This isn't a good movie at all. I don't know why people think this is a great movie. The cursing is poorly placed.
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MCT:July 25, 2008I remember when I saw this I thought 'wow'...that was one to remember. I need to see it again to remember it more and give a proper review :)
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MCT:July 22, 2008One of the most heartfelt movies of all time. It'll make you laugh, cry and feel the strong urge to build rockets.
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MCT:July 21, 2008
This is such an inspirational movie, that makes you feel like you can go out and achieve anything, as long as you have the support of someone you care for
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MCT:July 9, 2008
Great family movie based on true events and with a good message. Jake Gyllenhaal did a great performance. A worth of watch!
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MCT:July 4, 2008
"O céu de Outubro" é maravilhoso! Com certeza é o filme que jamais sai de nossas mentes por ser honesto, direto, incisivo e absolutamente incrível. Tem diálogos precisos, interpretações arrebatadoras e uma história inspiradora. Esse é o filme que deve ser visto e revisto, pois traz a força de espírito e a coragem tão escassas em nossos dias. E mostra a realidade ao lado de um sonho em que a persistência é praticamente tudo para realizá-lo. Gostei muito!
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MCT:June 27, 2008I might have liked this more if I didn't have to watch it pretty much every year in school. It was ok.
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MCT:June 11, 2008It's an interesting movie with a nice mellow and youthful feel to it. Not really something I want to watch much, though.
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MCT:June 4, 2008
Slow-moving with a bleak coal mining town, make it a bit depressing. The pacing and editing could've been improved. There are many emotional scenes which try to tug on the heartstrings of the viewers. The performances are strong with Jake Gyllenhaal playing Homer Hickman, a boy captivated by his rocket design hobby, against the strong urges to follow in his father's career working at the coal mine. Homer (Gyllenhaal) and his friends face many odds to get their rocket projects brought to the statewide science fair. Like many of the rockets they built, the movie is too much of a downer, and could use more "uplifting" scenes. It was well-made and very watchable, but a heavy experience.
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MCT:May 31, 2008
OMG! This move is just, wow. Like, I can't describe it....I'm speechless. So inspirational. And Jake Gyllenhaal is the hottest man alive. If you haven't seen it, SEE IT NOW!!!!!
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MCT:April 27, 2008
A teenager is determined to get out of coal mining town and become a rocket scientist by learning how to build rockets. His relationship with his father was very rocky and does get heart warming.
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MCT:April 18, 2008
I really liked this movie. Homer and his friends showed perserverance and they ended up help make history. it was sad that his father and teacher died in the end though
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MCT:April 11, 2008
A solid adaptation of a wonderful book. I found myself still waiting to see what happened next, even though I already did. Good popcorn flick.
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MCT:April 5, 2008
Great Movie, the first movie I ever saw Jake Gyllenhall in, very inspirational, flat out good movie.
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MCT:March 21, 2008
this movie was so great!!! i saw it at school and i completely liked it. it is just so good. u should totally watch it!
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MCT:February 17, 2008
Despite I always say dramas are boring but most of my favourite movies are dramas somehow..
A story about a boy trying to reach a dream. It's aspiring and momentum. And it's Jake! -
MCT:February 3, 2008Touching movie based on the true story of a boy who was inspired to build a rocket after seeing Sputnik fly across the sky.
He lived in a coal town and it was his father's dream for him to grow up to work in the coal mine just as he did.
Homer was convinced his destiny was in the stars (literally) so he got his friends together, the geek of the school, and they went about working on a rocket.
If it wasn't for the help of his teacher and eventually the entire town, he may not have gone on to do great things in science.
Great acting by Jake Gyllenhaal, this is one movie you could tell he could act.
It was funny watching all the rocket trials and it does make you want to go out and build one!
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MCT:January 30, 2008
This is so much better than it has any right to be. The cliched story (true though it may be, it still follows a traditional arc) works because of some downright brilliant acting by a lot of people. All of the obstacles thrown up in Homer's path should feel contrived, but they don't because this movie understands its characters.
I guess anyone who's ever disagreed with their parents can identify with this movie. It understands how complicated real life is, and that no one is the bad guy or the martyr or the best friend. The people in this movie all have their own lives and their own point of view.
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MCT:January 28, 2008
Excelente pelicula. Demuestra lo que se puede hacer con muy poco dinero en la produccion.
Cielo de octubre, relata la historia de un joven que sueña con ser astronauta y para ello debe superar muchos obstaculos -
MCT:January 1, 2008
Holy Crap! This movie was amazing, Its based on a true story and Jake G.'s Acting was Great! I can see why he is so acclaimed now adays. Awesome Movie, Great Music and Good Pace.
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