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Apollo 13 (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 48

Fresh: 46

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 8/10

Runtime: 4 hrs 16 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The true story of the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission. On April 11, 1970, gung-ho astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and last-minute, less experienced replacement Jack Swigert blast-off towards... The true story of the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission. On April 11, 1970, gung-ho astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and last-minute, less experienced replacement Jack Swigert blast-off towards the moon. But while in space, an oxygen tank explodes, putting the trio in peril: they quickly lose oxygen, run out of power, and get exposed to dangerously high amounts of carbon dioxide. Unbeknownst to them, there are more problems to come, including emotional friction when Jack is (wrongly) blamed for the explosion. Intensifying the situation is the fact that these mishaps catch the scientists and technicians at Mission Control by surprise, and they're not sure how to remedy the situation. Everyone must work together to come up with the right answer -- if the astronauts are to survive... [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise

Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Clint Howard, Chris Ellis

Director: Ron Howard

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: William Broyles, Al Reinert
Producer: Brian Grazer
Composer: James Horner

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A rousing, flag-waving paean to American skill and courage, Howard's polished film panders to its target audience perfectly.

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05/10/09
Jamie Russell
Channel 4 Film
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For a 'space movie', both the special effects and photography are surprisingly pedestrian. Where it scores is in subtly restating traditional notions of male heroism.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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A definite feel-good movie.

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04/17/01
BBC
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Truly a director for the '90s, Ron Howard has mastered the art of spinning big, old-fashioned yarns without any discernible point of view, and his movie is curiously empty and instantly forgettable.

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05/10/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Apollo 13 remains Howard's masterpiece... It is, quite simply, one of the finest movies ever produced.

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01/16/09
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com
N/R

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10/18/08
Ken Tucker
NPR.org

The movie is terrific on nuts-and-bolts stuff, but nuts and bolts aren't the same as drama.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Overnight, Howard seems to have turned into a combination of the best aspects of Oliver Stone and Robert Altman.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

In an age when we rely on computerized directions and GPS devices to drive to the next town, it seems an almost mythic scenario.

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02/11/06
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Well-crafted and well-acted recreation of the famous missile journey, marred by Ron Howard's white POV that disregards the broader political context

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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

...both fair history and a edge-of-your-seat popcorn thriller, a good example of the best work of which Hollywood is capable.

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03/28/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

If you don’t remember the gripping events of April 1970 before seeing this film, you likely will remember them for a long time afterward.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/27/05
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

... tells a gripping true story efficiently. ... And yet, it still feels too packaged, too neat, too clean.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Overrated yet nonetheless well done.

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08/07/04
Michael Dequina
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

Playing the tough, commanding Jim Lovell is a substantial stretch for Mr. Hanks, but as usual his seeming ingenuousness overshadows all else about the role. There's not a false move to anything he does on screen.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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It seems strange now, a quarter of a century later, than mankind, with vastly superior technology, lacks the will to venture to the other planets or even to go back to the moon. What a world of wimps we have become!

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05/12/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Just like the mission itself, APOLLO 13 leaves the impression of being both a success and a failure.

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01/30/03
Dragan Antulov
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11/22/02
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10/19/02
Susan Stark
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