October Sky
(1999)
Overview
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
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r96sk
⭐ 10/10July 2, 2025
<em>'October Sky'</em> got me in the feels. I tend to (unintentionally) be a bit of a hardnose when it comes to fiction (even if a biopic) making an impact, but it does occasionally happen and this is one of those times. Weirdly too, because it is cheesy/cliché/whatever, but it worked tremendously for me.
I felt my heartstrings tug a fair number of times throughout, culminating with those lovely final few scenes; I was actually welling up, wou…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$34,698,685