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The Right Stuff (1983)

PG ★ 7.4/10 193 min Drama, History, Adventure United States English
Director: Philip Kaufman
Novel: Tom Wolfe
Screenplay by: Philip Kaufman
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How the future began.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn Alan Shepard
Ed Harris
Ed Harris John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward
Fred Ward Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright Betty Grissom

The Right Stuff Appears on 13 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #309
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #305
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #175
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #429
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #617

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #65
Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #52
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #09
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #09
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #273
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #23

Filmmaker Curation

Christopher Nolan's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #19
Danny Boyle's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #17

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