October Sky
Feb 19, 1999 | IMDB 7.7
108 min Watch NowDrama, Family
Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
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