You'll never believe how close we came.
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
Thirteen Days (2000) is a history and thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, released on December 25, 2000 with a runtime of 2h 25m. It stars Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp and Dylan Baker. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 862 ratings.
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Kevin Costner
as Kenneth O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood
as John F. Kennedy
Steven Culp
as Robert F. Kennedy
Dylan Baker
as Robert McNamara
Michael Fairman
as Adlai Stevenson
Henry Strozier
as Dean Rusk
Frank Wood
as McGeorge Bundy
Kevin Conway
as Gen. Curtis LeMay
Tim Kelleher
as Ted Sorensen
Len Cariou
as Dean Acheson
Bill Smitrovich
as Gen. Maxwell Taylor
Shawn Driscoll
as U-2 Pilot
Directed by Roger Donaldson, written by David Self and Ernest R. May, produced by Peter O. Almond, Armyan Bernstein and Kevin Costner.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 862 ratings.
The art of political film making in all its glory. "Communicate with the Soviets? We can't communicate with the Pentagon - and it's just across the goddamn river!" October 1962, for 13 days the American government fought to avert a nuclear war when it was discovered that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba. This is that story. Many superlatives can be chucked at Thirteen Days, and all are viable.…
Reviewed on July 25, 2015
Kevin Costner at least tried to do an accent in this movie, which probably means he got a new agent, a yes man that didn't bother to give him the advice that doing believable accents isn't his thing. It's almost like listening to your average Brit trying to sound like an American and completely overdoing it. Do we really sound that exaggerated to them? Who cares, ignore the above, it's still a good movie... despite…
Reviewed on July 10, 2023
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The main cast of Thirteen Days (2000) includes Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker and Michael Fairman. The film was directed by Roger Donaldson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Thirteen Days was released on December 25, 2000 and runs for 2h 25m.
Thirteen Days (2000) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 862 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy history and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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