Film1999108 min

October Sky

Name: October Sky
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1999
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg

Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky."

Boxlist takeExpect a warm-hearted, realistic family film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

7.6/10

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Based on 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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.

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