Release Date
December 25, 2000 (LA/NY)
January 12, 2001
January 12, 2001
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Running Time
145 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
Kevin Costner stars in Thirteen Days, an inside look at how the Kennedy Administration responded to the discovery of offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba, and the pressurized tug-of-war that ensued between the U.S. and the USSR during the thirteen days of the missile crisis. As viewed through the eyes of a Presidential aide (Costner), we see the heated battles and internal debate that raged within the U.S. government, between the oval office, the CIA, and... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In the early 1960's, the world came the closest it has ever come to nuclear holocaust. It happened when Communist Russia began to secretly place strategic nuclear weapons on the island of Cuba, just a mere 90 miles away from American soil. Thirteen Days is the story of the JFK Administration and how they found out about the missiles, and what they did about them. Full movie review »