Apollo 13: Survival

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Apollo 13: Survival

2024

1h 38m

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Just nine months after Neil Armstrong's historic moon landing, NASA faced the greatest crisis in its history. On the night of April 13th 1970, a catastrophic explosion rocked the Apollo 13 spacecraft, stranding three astronauts halfway to the moon. Within a few hours, the primary oxygen and power supply would be gone, setting the stage for one of the great survival stories in human history. What unfolded over the next four days was a rescue mission like no other; a knife-edge, life-or-death drama, broadcast in real time to the watching world.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Sep 10, 2024

4/5

Familiarity doesn’t lessen the impact of this excellent documentary by Peter Middleton.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Sep 5, 2024

3/5

Not just a documentary, it is a juddering collage of archive footage, some never seen before, subtly laced with artful reconstructions. Life and death hang in the balance amid vintage buzz and crackle.

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Adrian Horton

Guardian

Sep 5, 2024

4/5

As arranged in Apollo 13: Survival, a new documentary about the flawed mission, these facts somehow seem much drier, though meticulously and sumptuously rendered through restored archival material.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Aug 18, 2025

4/5

With Capt. Jim Lovell’s recent passing at 97 years old, the 2024 documentary Apollo 13: Survival feels newly poignant and timely in light of his heroics.

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Brett McCracken

The Gospel Coalition

Sep 23, 2024

While it may lack the emotional texture of Howard’s film, it still offers audiences a gripping and inspiring story involving bravery, scientific ingenuity, and heroic collaboration toward a shared goal.

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

Sep 18, 2024

Apollo 13: Survival functions not as an introduction, but as an enhancement to a gruelling tale of grit and human perseverance.

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Don D

@goodmovies866 Apr 18, 2026

I was disappointed the producers did not refer to NASA using the help and expertise of the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies professors for the much needed help NASA required to get the astronauts home in this documentary. It was a dis-service to the importance of their help to save these astronauts. It was very much an insult to the people who made a difference on what made a major impact on the astronauts returning to earth alive and was totally ignored in this documentary.

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Zach D

@RT63057582 Sep 10, 2025

Was a good reminder about the incident and made me want to go back and watch the Film about it before watching what really happened, though from what I recall and it’s been a few decades, it was pretty similar

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Lisa C

@RT53032714 Aug 12, 2025

The real deal. Love seeing the real people embedded in their lives leading up to such a memorable event. The footage is amazing, and you get to see the astronauts lives leading up to their survival challenge. The confluence of players each lend their expertise. True Americans. Patriots.

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Sal D

@JustTheLaw Jan 4, 2025

Compelling documentary of the Apollo 14 mission. Vastly superior to Ron Howard’s movie starring Tom Hanks.

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Sua S

@RT51690948 Dec 26, 2024

I couldn't get past the footage that showed Lovell in mission control during the Apollo 13 flight.

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Walt S

@RT36330541 Dec 3, 2024

This is a fabulous documentary that is a must see. The presentation itself is great. Thanks to all who produced and shared this wonderful story of heroes in space and in Houston that lived through the terror of Apollo 13.

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Synopsis

Just nine months after Neil Armstrong's historic moon landing, NASA faced the greatest crisis in its history. On the night of April 13th 1970, a catastrophic explosion rocked the Apollo 13 spacecraft, stranding three astronauts halfway to the moon. Within a few hours, the primary oxygen and power supply would be gone, setting the stage for one of the great survival stories in human history. What unfolded over the next four days was a rescue mission like no other; a knife-edge, life-or-death drama, broadcast in real time to the watching world.

Director: Peter Middleton
Producer: Clive Patterson, Hugh Davies
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Insight Film
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2024
Runtime: 1h 38m

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