Apollo 13 Poster

Apollo 13 (1995)

PG 06/30/1995 Drama, History 2h 20m
75%
User
Score
7.7/10
94%
78/100

"Houston, we have a problem."

Overview

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.

Ron Howard

Director

William Broyles Jr.

Screenplay

Al Reinert

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Jim Lovell

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Fred Haise

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jack Swigert

Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

Ken Mattingly

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Gene Kranz

Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Quinlan

Marilyn Lovell

David Andrews

David Andrews

Pete Conrad

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Henry Hurt

Christian Clemenson

Christian Clemenson

Dr. Chuck

Full Cast & Crew →

Media

Tom Hanks On Making APOLLO 13

Tom Hanks On Making APOLLO 13

Apollo 13 (1995) Theatrical Trailer [4K] [FTD-1328]

Apollo 13 (1995) Theatrical Trailer [4K] [FTD-1328]

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

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

Rocket Launch Scene

Rocket Launch Scene

Re-Entry and Splashdown

Re-Entry and Splashdown

"Houston, We Have a Problem"

"Houston, We Have a Problem"

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

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

"Apollo 13" winning the Oscar® for Film Editing

"Apollo 13" winning the Oscar® for Film Editing

Trailer

Trailer

Astronaut Jim Lovell Speaks At Tom Hanks AFI Life Achievement Award

Astronaut Jim Lovell Speaks At Tom Hanks AFI Life Achievement Award

Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop Backdrop
Poster Poster Poster
Loading Wikipedia summary...

Similar Movies

The Fire Inside
74%
The Fire Inside Dec 25, 2024
Pacarrete
78%
Pacarrete Jun 15, 2019
Desierto
62%
Desierto Apr 12, 2015
Death Scream
66%
Death Scream Sep 26, 1975
Manhattan
77%
Manhattan Apr 25, 1979
The Perfect Storm
65%
The Perfect Storm Jun 29, 2000
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
57%
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Jul 12, 1961
Executive Decision
63%
Executive Decision Mar 15, 1996
Offseason
52%
Offseason Mar 11, 2022
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
56%
Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story Jun 18, 2022
He's Not Worth Dying For
76%
He's Not Worth Dying For Jun 25, 2022
Preludio 11
0%
Preludio 11 Mar 19, 1964
Einstein and the Bomb
61%
Einstein and the Bomb Feb 16, 2024
Black Mass
65%
Black Mass Sep 17, 2015
Prospect
61%
Prospect Mar 26, 2014
My Name Is Sara
69%
My Name Is Sara Feb 27, 2020
Cantinflas
66%
Cantinflas Aug 29, 2014
Running on Empty
50%
Running on Empty Apr 08, 1991

Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on June 14, 2020

_**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 later, which is even better, albeit not based on historical events.

I suppose this zeroes-in on the weakness of this movie: If you’re familiar with the account you know how the story ends, which diminishes suspense. Nevertheless, I found it interesting to observe the living conditions and challenges of real-life astronauts, as well as the resolve and ingenuity of th...

Read the full review on TMDb →

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on May 30, 2022

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 (Gary Sinese) and Kranz (an excellent Ed Harris) to try to calculate some way of getting them back to safety before their remaining oxygen and fuel runs out. Meantime, we also get a sense of the mortality of these travellers from their partners left on Earth - not least from an on-form Kathleen Quinlan (Marilyn Lovell). The screenplay is based on the book by Lovell, and reeks of a...

Read the full review on TMDb →
×