October Sky
Rating: ***

Rated PG for language, brief teen sexuality, and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements. Running time: 108 minutes. Recommended for ages 9 and up.

A serious, yet entertaining movie that should only be seen by children in the company of their parents. Covers relationship between an aspiring teenage rocketeer and his father in a coal mining town in the 1950s.

The plot will likely be over the heads of preschoolers, but should stimulate discussion among grade schoolers and their parents. Based on the true story of a NASA engineer.

Reviewed by Ed Joras


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