This ordeal is quite the cinematic entertainment – dramatic, exciting, jittery, unpredictable, emotional, uplifting, and, ultimately, triumphant.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 2, 2025

Apollo 13, an unequivocal celebration of its heroes' struggles against their own frailty and against conspiracies of the universe, belongs to a characteristically American strand of story-telling. It even manages to turn defeat into victory.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 17, 2024

Apollo 13 is not just a thrilling rescue movie; it is a testament to the power of human spirit and the remarkable capabilities of the scientific community.

| Dec 11, 2023

...deliberately-paced yet consistently engaging...

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 26, 2023

Howard’s movie heartrendingly brings that idea to life by focusing not only the men on the mission, but the families and colleagues they left behind.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 29, 2022

Since life is stranger than fiction, director Ron “Opie” Howard had the good sense to stick to the true facts of this 1970 NASA nightmare.

| May 13, 2022

Apollo 13 captures the wonder of space travel with the wide-eyed zeal of a 10-year-old: They really were heroes, these guys, and the movie shows you why.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 18, 2021

...Apollo 13 is a cinematic masterpiece...

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 30, 2020

[A] compelling look back at the most action-packed American space mission of all time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 6, 2020

Dust off your DVD/Blu-ray or stream Apollo 13 to watch a master craftsman, his players, and crew coalesce to provide one helluva of a ride.

| May 24, 2020

This film is a tribute to the all-American values of tenacity, teamwork, ingenuity, and--as is the case for all teams on dangerous missions--selflessness and brotherhood.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 17, 2020

Five days summarized in two hours and twenty of pure spectacle that rises, by own merit, as one of the best productions that Ron Howard has signed throughout his career. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Sep 4, 2019

James Horner's score is so good.

| Jun 18, 2019

APOLLO 13 is...A-OK. In an era when cinematic heroics seem to be defined by bullets and brawn, it is a pleasure to see a movie in which the good guys triumph by using their brains!!!

| Jan 5, 2018

Tom Hanks is on his way to becoming the American Everyman, an exemplar of boyish goodwill and quiet moral force.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2014

Ron Howard's pop-entertainment you-are-there space thriller is easily the most rousing film of the year. And it might make real spaceflight just as nifty as Star Wars for youngsters.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 22, 2014

The special effects are as spectacular as anything in Star Trek, but Howard shows wise restraint in not inflating the drama and tension inherent in the true story.

| Jul 30, 2013

Even if you know how it all turned out (and you should), this amazing journey is harrowing and exhilarating.

| Jul 30, 2013

The film succeeds brilliantly at organizing great gobs of information into powerful drama.

| Jul 30, 2013

Partially filmed in genuine weightless conditions, Ron Howard's movie is a technical tour de force.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2013