Apollo 13 (1995)

Based On the Life of: Jim Lovell

Starring: Tom Hanks

Movie Budget: $62 million

Star Salary: $25 million

Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard, Apollo 13 was based on the Apollo 13 lunar mission. Hanks’ character, Jim Lovell, takes off for the moon alongside Jack Swigert and Fred Haise—played by Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton, respectively. Everything is going according to plan until an oxygen tank explodes.

The crew’s very survival is threatened by technical problems, and Apollo 13, the film, documents their harrowing journey back to Earth in a severely damaged rocket ship. The movie won a SAG for Best Motion Picture. The thrilling screenplay was adapted from Lovell’s own autobiography, Lost Moon.