October Sky (1999)

7.8

Netflix rating: 7.8
Metacritics rating: 71.0
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 91.0%

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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. Inspired by Soviet satellite Sputnik streaking across the heavens in 1957, a teenager builds a rocket to compete for a science fair scholarship.

Title
October Sky
Year
1999
Genre
Drama Family Biography
Type
Movies
IDMB rating
7.8 (83109 votes)
Netflix rating
7.8
Metacritics rating
71.0
Rotten Tomatoes rating
91.0%
Directors
Joe Johnston
Actors
Randy Stripling, Scott Miles, Natalie Canerday, Chris Cooper, Chris Ellis, Chris Owen, Chad Lindberg, Laura Dern, William Lee Scott, Jake Gyllenhaal