Apollo 13: Survival

2024

Documentary / History

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 89% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 2817 2.8K

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Plot summary

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

Director

Peter Middleton Photo
Peter Middleton

Top cast

Neil Armstrong Photo
Neil Armstrong as Self
Ken Mattingly Photo
Ken Mattingly as Self
Robert Heselmeyer Photo
Robert Heselmeyer as Self
Glynn Lunney Photo
Glynn Lunney as Self - Flight Director
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Lewis_Heather787 7 / 10

Very good however was wanting more!

Anything to do with the Apollo missions you can count me in 100%. Extremely fascinating period in the history of mankind, shows the amazing sacrifices and achievements done by that generation.Obviously dramatised since by Ron Howards iconic film that pretty much anybody has been multiple times. Its only until you watch documentaries or read up on the more scientific / engineering behind the accident do you really appreciate the magnitude. However what this new documentary has at its disposal is brand new never before seen footage. That is always a mouth-watering prospect to any space or history nerd. It is sublime to see and huge chunk of footage I haven't seen before. I think it is masterfully elevated by the use of interviews with various people connected to the mission played in-conjunction. It was a wonderful watch from start to finish and I'm sure anybody will gain something new from watching this documentary.However, being someone that watched and absolutely adores 2019's "Apollo 11" documentary, this one sadly lacks in comparison. "Apollo 13 : Survival" goes by far too quick and I think only touches on the technical side on the surface level. I would have really appreciated more detailed insight into all the issues on the mission. Why wasn't that done, either budget constraints or the filmmakers didn't have enough footage to warrant that? I believe it was the only thing missing. Easily add another 45 mins to 1 hour on and really delve deep on the engineering/technical aspects and less of the private life stuff and this would have been 10/10.75% out of 100, still very very good. Educational, beautifully put together with some outstanding footage. However, I think too much time spent on personal life stuff and less detail on the mission failures themselves.
Reviewed by burlesonjesse5 8 / 10

VIEWS ON FILM review of Apollo 13: Survival

If you liked 2019's Apollo 11 (and I did), then you're probably gonna feel the same about 2024's Apollo 13: Survival (and I do). "Survival" is one of those movies where if you were alive at the time or you're some zealous history buff, you're gonna know the outcome. Probability as a minus? Uh, not really. If that was the case then a certain Tom Hanks vehicle from "The Good Decade " wouldn't command box office clout and become a critical darling. "We have commit, and we have lift-off." Yeah you do.Directed by Peter Middleton, a guy who thinks in cuts (even though he didn't shoot the actuality of what's on screen) and distributed by Netflix, Apollo 13: Survival chronicles the Apollo 13 crew mission circa 1970, where three astronauts (Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise) failed to get to the Moon and had to error-free swing around Earth's satellite to get back home safely."Survival", well it's a documentary in which you wonder why it took so long to tell its story and how did all this pristine, archived restoration suddenly suffice after decades in the vault. I mean I got to tell ya, this is an impressive print, mildly grainy and whimsical and mindfully longing for the past.Middleton in his third feature forgoes any reenactments or self-imposed flowery, using nothing but found footage and voice-only interviews from the immediate folk that were there. Yup, his film plays out like pure non-fiction, providing a stirring musical score by James Spinney and ripe, cosmos cinematography that is eerie beauty to the hilt. I mean with every dangerous situation those three rocket jocks faced, "Survival" just becomes even more riveting. Again you as the viewer know everything is gonna be copasetic via windup but that's beside the point. Apollo 13: Survival is a docu that would rather heighten the cinematic days of yore as opposed to just reinventing the Space Race hoop. "Shuttle of life."
Reviewed by Sleepin_Dragon 8 / 10

Compelling viewing.

The shocking and almost unbelievable story of Apollo 13, told through interviews and original footage.I thought this was quite a compelling and original documentary. The story, as we all know is an incredible one, and credit to the production team, they've chosen to do it a little differently, through original footage and photos.You don't get any cutaway interviews or expert opinions, it's all blended in to the remarkable, glossy footage, some of the shots are incredible.The story never fails to amaze me, equally as much as The Challenger story, but in a very different way. It mixes in what was happening in America at the time, again through stock footage, it helps give you a sense of why this story was so important.It makes you feel the stress, anxiety and genuine fear felt by all those involved, you certainly could rely on the journalists to add a dramatic slant on the situation, and they did, talk of Apollo limping around the moon must have sent fear into the whole public.It made me want to watch the film.8/10.
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