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Apollo 13
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PG,2hrs 20min
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June 30, 1995
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: "Houston, we have a problem." Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, events recreated in this epic historical drama from

Ron Howard. Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on what is slated as NASA's third lunar landing mission. All goes smoothly until the craft is halfway through its mission, when an exploding oxygen tank threatens the crew's

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The result is that rare Hollywood achievement, an adventure of the intelligent spirit. From lift-off to splashdown, Apollo 13 gives one hell of a ride. [3 July 1995] Full Review
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77
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Jim Lovell
Fred Haise
Jack Swigert
Ken Mattingly
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Bill Paxton, left, Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon in "Apollo 13"
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