October Sky (1999)

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Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

• Released: 1999-02-19
• Genres: Drama, History, Family
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 1,499 votes

Directed by Joe Johnston.

Top cast

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam
• Chris Cooper as John Hickam
• Chris Owen as Quentin Wilson
• Laura Dern as Miss Riley
• William Lee Scott as Roy Lee
• Chad Lindberg as O'Dell
• Natalie Canerday as Elsie Hickam
• Elya Baskin as Ike Bykovsky
• Chris Ellis as Principal Turner
• Scott Thomas as Jim Hickam

Full cast & crew

Where to watch October Sky

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: 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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