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October Sky

Film · 1999 · Dir. Joe Johnston; written by Lewis Colick (from Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys). Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindber

His dad saw a coal miner. His teacher saw a rocket scientist. He decided which one to believe. 🚀

Who it's for

Homer Hickam grows up in a coal town where the future is already decided, and a satellite streaking across the sky gives him a different one to aim for.

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What it is

Based on Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys, the film is set in a West Virginia coal-mining town in 1957. After watching the Soviet satellite Sputnik cross the sky, teenage Homer sets out to build rockets. His father John, who runs the local mine, opposes the dream and expects Homer to follow him underground.

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Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

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Before you start

Heads up: A fatal mine accident and serious illness.

Age: PG

Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 56

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