October Sky

"Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

1,385 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 2 nominations

Won

Writers Guild of America

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Family Film

Nominated

Teen Choice for Choice Movie - Drama

Writers Guild of America for Best Adapted Screenplay

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$25.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$34.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$9.7M

ROI: +39%

Budget Recovery139% of budget

$0|Budget: $25.0M|Revenue: $34.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

49.0K

Daily Avg

816

7-Day Trend

-2%

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Based On

Rocket Boys

written work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Harriman

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Story Setting

Set In

Coalwood

Time Period

1950s

Themes & Subjects

#rocketscience

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Fred MurphyMark Isham

Film Editing

Robert Dalva

Music / Score

Mark Isham

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch October Sky

Available in 82 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Wonder Project Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

Germany6

FranceTP

Brazil12

Switzerland6

HU6

South Korea12

+2 more countries

Production

Director

Joe Johnston

Writers

Lewis Colick, Homer H. Hickam Jr.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

Homer Hickam

Chris Cooper

John Hickam

Chris Owen

Quentin Wilson

Laura Dern

Miss Riley

William Lee Scott

Roy Lee

Chad Lindberg

O'Dell

Natalie Canerday

Elsie Hickam

Ilya Baskin

Ike Bykovsky

Chris Ellis

Principal Turner

Scott Thomas

Jim Hickam

Randy Stripling

Leon Bolden

Courtney Cole-Fendley

Dorothy Platt

Tags & Keywords

small townbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipsatellitebiographybased on true storyrocketwest virginiamining accidentteachercoal mine1950ssputnikrocketry

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