Apollo 13

30th Anniversary Screening with Director Ron Howard in-person

1995. 140 m. Ron Howard. Universal Pictures. US. English. Rated PG.

Series

Both 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm screenings are SOLD OUT. There will be a standby line starting one hour before showtime in person at the box office.

Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Apollo 13 turns thirty with a special anniversary screening at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

Directed by Oscar winner and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard and produced by Academy Award winner Brian Grazer, Apollo 13 stars two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in the inspiring and riveting story of the real-life space flight that gripped a nation and changed the world. Presented and restored in 4K.

"This engrossing account of the nation's most perilous moon shot embodies what many people consider to be old-fashioned American virtues in a virtually pristine state."
Todd McCarthy, Variety

"Playing the tough, commanding Jim Lovell is a substantial stretch for Mr. Hanks, but as usual his seeming ingenuousness overshadows all else about the role. There's not a false move to anything he does on screen."
Janet Maslin, New York Times

PAST EVENTS

Introduction with Filmmaker and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard

Tuesday, Jun. 17 2025, 8:30

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Ron Howard is one of this generation’s most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas Cinderella Man and Apollo 13 to the hit comedies Parenthood and Splash, he has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films. Howard directed and produced A Beautiful Mind starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe, which earned Howard an Oscar for Best Director and also won awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. He received his first Best Director of the Year award from the DGA for Apollo 13. The true-life drama also garnered nine Academy Award nominations, winning Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound. Howard’s more recent films include Rush, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, Pavarotti, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rebuilding Paradise, Hillbilly Elegy, and We Feed People.

Q&A with Filmmaker and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard, Moderated by JBFC Board President Janet Maslin

Tuesday, Jun. 17 2025, 7:00

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The 7PM screening is SOLD OUT. There will be a standby line starting one hour before showtime in person at the box office.

Ron Howard is one of this generation’s most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas Cinderella Man and Apollo 13 to the hit comedies Parenthood and Splash, he has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films. Howard directed and produced A Beautiful Mind starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe, which earned Howard an Oscar for Best Director and also won awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. He received his first Best Director of the Year award from the DGA for Apollo 13. The true-life drama also garnered nine Academy Award nominations, winning Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound. Howard’s more recent films include Rush, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, Pavarotti, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rebuilding Paradise, Hillbilly Elegy, and We Feed People.