Apollo 13

Released Year: Unknown

Certificate: U

Runtime: 140 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 77

Director: Ron Howard

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

No of Votes: 269197

Gross: 173837933

Overview: NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

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