The Right Stuff
How the future began.
1983 • 193 min • Drama · History
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 74 Audience · 989 · 49%
This epic film chronicles the early days of the American space program and the brave test pilots who became the first astronauts. It's a compelling look at ambition, rivalry, and the risks taken to push humanity beyond Earth.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Some intense scenes of aircraft testing
- Occasional mild language and adult situations
- Depicts smoking and social drinking
What it models well
- Perseverance and determination
- Courage in the face of the unknown
- Teamwork and national pride
- Pursuit of scientific advancement
Talk about it after
- What does it take to be truly brave?
- The balance between personal ambition and national goals
- The historical context of the Space Race
- The risks and rewards of exploration
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Top billed cast
Director: Philip Kaufman • Crew: Philip Kaufman
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**Overall, it's a good movie about the start of the space race.** The space race was one of the aspects that marked the intense rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. There was the notion that space could be a battleground or a zone of influence, as colonial territories had been decades before, and that the nuclear threat made it urgent to dominate space.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.4/10 (989)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $27,000,000
- Box office
- $21,500,000
- IMDb
- tt0086197
