If you loved Rush, try Apollo 13

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Both films are directed by Ron Howard, and they both carry the uplifting mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Rush, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

uplifting

What Apollo 13 is

Houston control room, April 1970, a frantic voice on the radio. Astronauts float in darkness, oxygen levels dropping, a damaged ship careening through space. This film lands best on a Sunday afternoon.

If you loved Rush, try Apollo 13

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If you loved Rush, try Apollo 13

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What they share

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