Movie

The Right Stuff

1983 · 193 min

A sweeping, rousing ride through aviation history, mixing daredevil humor with awe and quiet tragedy.

Tagline: How the future began.
Overview: At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, survival, friendship, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
survival
friendship
family
power
Places: military
space
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild