Thirteen Days

A tense, talk-heavy procedural that makes nuclear brinkmanship feel like a slow, suffocating countdown, with quiet moments of dread between the meetings.

Directed by

Roger Donaldson

Genres

History, Thriller

Starring

Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp

Tagline

You'll never believe how close we came.

Overview

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.

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, power, war, fate

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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