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Thirteen Days

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Original title

Thirteen Days (13 days)

Year

2000

Running time

145 min.

Country

United States

Director

Roger Donaldson

Screenwriter

David Self

Cast

Music

Trevor Jones

Cinematography

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Producer

New Line Cinema, Beacon Pictures

Genre

Drama | Historical. Politics. 1960s. Cold War

Movie Groups

U.S. Presidents (Biopics)

Synopsis

Year 1962. This movie takes place in the inner circle of JFK's (Bruce Greenwood) White House as news of a missile in Cuba creates an atmosphere of fear and danger, as seen through the eyes of Kennedy's Chief of Staff (Kevin Costner). Will the U.S. become locked in a nuclear war with a threat so close to its border?

Awards: 2000: Critics' Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Film

2000: Satellite Awards: 2 awards. 3 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"Thirteen Days offers an unrelieved dose of early-’60s white men standing around in rooms, talking, but it’s a gripping glorification of what real leadership is all about"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"A complex film that engages one's intelligence and chills one's bones."

David Hunter: The Hollywood Reporter
"Efficient and low-key, Thirteen Days takes itself just seriously enough while maintaining a powerful dramatic momentum."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"Donaldson has found a perfect balance of often-opposing forces: between recorded history and the demands of plain old entertainment."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"Fascinating in its depiction of presidential leadership in action"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"Once this 2 1/4-hour slow-starter finally finds its rhythm, we're reminded of how gripping policy give-and-take around a long rectangular table can be"

Mike Clark: USA Today
"It turns the nerve-fraying Cuban missile crisis into a big pop myth"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
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