Apollo 13

Apollo 13 is a movie that tells the true story of a dangerous space mission in 1970. Three astronauts, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise, are on their way to the moon when an explosion happens in their spaceship. They have to work quickly with the help of ground control to survive and make it back to Earth. There are many exciting and intense moments in this movie as the astronauts face challenges such as running out of oxygen and power. The world watches anxiously as they fight for their lives. The movie stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton as the astronauts. Ed Harris plays Gene Kranz, the flight director who leads the effort to rescue the crew. The film was directed by Ron Howard and also features Gary Sinise, Larry Williams, David Andrews, Mark Wheeler, Brett Cullen, Ned Vaughn Todd Louiso Gabriel Jarret Andy Milder Jim Meskimen Loren Dean Carl Gabriel Yorke Xander Berkeley Mary Kate Schellhardt Max Elliott Slade Emily Ann Lloyd Miko Hughes Rance Howard Tracy Reiner Michele Little Jeffrey Kluger Horror film director Roger Corman Walter Cronkite . It was released in 1995 and is considered a classic space movie based on real-life events..

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Apollo 13 include Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, The Long Walk Home, The Thin Red Line, Malcolm X, Rob Roy.

Apollo 13 was released in theaters on September 20, 2002.