Apollo 13

Ron Howard's film recreates, with perfect immediacy and suspense, the 1970 space mission that almost left three American astronauts spinning forever around the moon. Around the biggest failures of the American space program, Ron Howard presents a film about America and its core values (conquering new territories, human determination, etc.), about the strength of the human spirit, and about beating the odds. He moves the film with precision and focuses on humane situations, and the result is an exciting thriller that plays on the heartstrings.