""Houston, we have a problem.""

1995

2h 20m

7.4(5567 votes)

Drama

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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.

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88 members

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Tom Hanks

Jim Lovell

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Bill Paxton

Fred Haise

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Kevin Bacon

Jack Swigert

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Gary Sinise

Ken Mattingly

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Ed Harris

Gene Kranz

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Kathleen Quinlan

Marilyn Lovell

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David Andrews

Pete Conrad

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Xander Berkeley

Henry Hurt

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Christian Clemenson

Dr. Chuck

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Brett Cullen

CAPCOM 1

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Loren Dean

John Aaron - EECOM Arthur

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Clint Howard

Sy Liebergot - EECOM White

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Ben Marley

John Young

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Marc McClure

Glynn Lunney

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Tracy Reiner

Mary Haise

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Joe Spano

NASA Director

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Mary Kate Schellhardt

Barbara Lovell

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Emily Ann Lloyd

Susan Lovell

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Miko Hughes

Jeffrey Lovell

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Max Elliott Slade

Jay Lovell

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Jean Speegle Howard

Blanch Lovell

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Michele Little

Jane Conrad

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Chris Ellis

Deke Slayton

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Tom Wood

EECOM Gold

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Googy Gress

RETRO White

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Patrick Mickler

RETRO Gold

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Ray McKinnon

Jerry Bostick - FIDO White

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Max Grodénchik

FIDO Gold

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Ned Vaughn

CAPCOM 2

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Andy Milder

GUIDO White

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Geoffrey Blake

GUIDO Gold

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Wayne Duvall

LEM Controller White

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Jim Meskimen

TELMU White

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Joseph Culp

TELMU Gold

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John Short

INCO White

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Ben Bode

INCO Gold

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Todd Louiso

FAO White

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Gabriel Jarret

GNC White

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Christopher John Fields

Booster White

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Kenneth White

Grumman Rep

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James Ritz

Ted

Crew

Andrew Lipschultz

Launch Director

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Mark Wheeler

Neil Armstrong

No Image

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Larry Williams

Buzz Aldrin

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Endre Hules

Guenter Wendt

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Karen Martin

Tracey

No Image

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Maureen Hanley

Woman

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Meadow Williams

Kim

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Walter von Huene

Technician

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Brian Markinson

Pad Rat

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Steve Rankin

Pad Rat

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Austin O'Brien

Whiz Kid

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Louisa Marie

Whiz Kid Mom

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Thom Barry

Orderly

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Arthur Senzy

SIM Tech

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Carl Gabriel Yorke

SIM Tech

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Ryan Holihan

SIM Tech

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Rance Howard

Reverend

Production

Jane Jenkins

Neighbor

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Todd Hallowell

Noisy Civilian

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Matthew Michael Goodall

Stephen Haise

No Image

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Taylor Goodall

Fred Haise Jr.

No Image

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Misty Dickinson

Margaret Haise

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Production

Roger Corman

Congressman

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Lee Anne Matusek

Loud Reporter

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Mark D. Newman

Loud Reporter

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Mark McKeel

Suit Room Assistant

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Patty Raya

Patty

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Jack Conley

Science Reporter

Writing

Jeffrey Kluger

Science Reporter

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Bruce Wright

Anchor

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Ivan Allen

Anchor

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Jon Bruno

Anchor

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Reed Rudy

Roger Chaffee

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Steve Bernie

Virgil Grissom

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Steve Ruge

Edward White

No Image

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Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Reporter

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John Dullaghan

Reporter

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John Wheeler

Reporter

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Paul Mantee

Reporter

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Julie Rowen

Reporter

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Thomas Crawford

Reporter

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Frank Cavestani

Reporter

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John M. Mathews

Reporter

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Jim Lovell

Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)

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Neil Armstrong

Himself (archive footage)

Acting

Jules Bergman

Himself - ABC News (archive footage)

No Image

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Pope Paul VI

Himself (archive footage)

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