Thirteen Days

Name: Thirteen Days
Genre: History, Thriller
Released: 2000-12-25
Duration: 2 h 25 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Michael Fairman

2000·Movie·PG-13·145 min·★ 7.0(850)

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“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.

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About Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days is a 2000 English-language history and thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. The cast is led by Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp. It has a runtime of 2h 25m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Howdy Amazon Channel.

Thirteen Days was produced by New Line Cinema and Beacon Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on December 25, 2000, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $80 million, it went on to gross $35 million worldwide.

Director: Roger Donaldson
Writers: David Self
Release date: December 25, 2000
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $80 million
Box office: $35 million
Production: New Line Cinema, Beacon Pictures

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Thirteen Days cast & crew

Thirteen Days was directed by Roger Donaldson and written by David Self.

The cast features 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, and Henry Strozier as Dean Rusk.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Trevor Jones, cinematography is by Andrzej Bartkowiak, and it was produced by Kevin Costner and Thomas A. Bliss.

Is Thirteen Days worth watching?

Thirteen Days holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 850 ratings, a solidly received history films.

At 2h 25m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy history and thriller, Thirteen Days is worth a place on your watchlist.

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