Apollo 13

"Houston, we have a problem."

1995 • 140 min • Drama · History

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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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Top billed cast

Director: Ron Howard • Crew: Al Reinert, William Broyles Jr.

Trailers & clips

The Epic Re-Entry and Splashdown

30th Anniversary Trailer

Tom Hanks On Making APOLLO 13

Tom Hanks clip found in the archives #shorts | Apollo 13

Rocket Launch Scene

"Houston, We Have a Problem"

"Braveheart" and "Apollo 13" winning Oscars® for Sound and Sound Effects Editing

"Apollo 13" winning the Oscar® for Film Editing

Critic reviews

fresh
This does take a while to get going, but once space-bound, it proves to be quite a compelling tale of three astronauts who find themselves stranded in their spacecraft after an oxygen tank blows up. Ron Howard now presents us with a potently claustrophobic couple of hours and the men - Lovell (Tom Hanks); Haise (Bill Paxton) and Swigert (Kevin Bacon) must work with their ground control colleagues led by Mattingly ...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

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_**Cinematic account of the ill-fated Apollo mission**_ In April, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission to the moon is aborted after an explosion causes internal damage. The three astronauts and Mission Control must now focus on merely surviving and getting back alive, if possible. Directed by Ron Howard, “Apollo 13” (1995) is a solid account of the real-life events and obviously influenced “The Martian” twenty years...
Wuchak, TMDB Community