Apollo 13 (1995)

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"Houston, we have a problem."

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.

• Released: 1995-06-30
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 6,126 votes

Directed by Ron Howard.

Top cast

• Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell
• Bill Paxton as Fred Haise
• Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert
• Gary Sinise as Ken Mattingly
• Ed Harris as Gene Kranz
• Kathleen Quinlan as Marilyn Lovell
• Mary Kate Schellhardt as Barbara Lovell
• Emily Ann Lloyd as Susan Lovell
• Miko Hughes as Jeffrey Lovell
• Max Elliott Slade as Jay Lovell

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Apollo 13

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• Australia: stream on Netflix, Foxtel Now, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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