- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: Feb 19, 1999
- Starring: Chris Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal
- Summary: Based on Homer H. Hickman's memoir "Rocket Boys," this film begins in 1957 with Russia's historic launch of the Sputnik satellite and chronicles its impact on a group of boys in West Virginia.
- Director: Joe Johnston
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Family
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 23
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Mixed: 5 out of 23
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Negative: 0 out of 23
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90Immensely entertaining and unabashedly inspirational.
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80One of the most unfashionable movies of the new year, and one of the more appealing. [19 February 1999, Calendar, p.F-10]
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A professionally crafted family film that reserves all its challenging moments for its characters, letting the audience bask comfortably in the approach of a predetermined warm and fuzzy ending.
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60Cooper who was so poignant in "Lone Star," gives an emotionally robust performance.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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MurtazaS.10
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Liam10I watched 1000s of movies and this is one of those rare movies that touches u only movies have watched that have done that is this and stand by me.
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