The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
Directed by Roger Donaldson
usa president
politics
atomic bomb
cold war
john f. kennedy
based on true story
threat
cuban missile crisis
diplomacy
1960s
Rank
#108 in 2000·#6298 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Kevin Costner
Kenneth O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood
John F. Kennedy
Steven Culp
Robert F. Kennedy
Dylan Baker
Robert McNamara
Michael Fairman
Adlai Stevenson
Henry Strozier
Dean Rusk
Frank Wood
McGeorge Bundy
Kevin Conway
Gen. Curtis LeMay
Tim Kelleher
Ted Sorensen
Len Cariou
Dean Acheson
Bill Smitrovich
Gen. Maxwell Taylor
Shawn Driscoll
U-2 Pilot
Crew
Roger Donaldson
Director
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Armyan Bernstein
Producer
Marc Abraham
Executive Producer
Kevin Costner
Producer
Ilona Herzberg
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Denise Pizzini
Set Decoration
Isis Mussenden
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
123 reviews
Danni Tillotson
7.0★ · 05/09/26
Nothing bad ever happens to the Kennedys!!
Nothing bad ever happens to the Kennedys!!
Silas Viland
6.0★ · 12/16/25
Never watch a hard film in class, people can not shut the fuck up.
Never watch a hard film in class, people can not shut the fuck up.
mae
6.0★ · 10/30/25
I could tell how awful Kevin Costner’s accent was and I’m not even American
I could tell how awful Kevin Costner’s accent was and I’m not even American
Ruby
9.0★ · 10/02/25
Watching this is technically considered studying right ?
Watching this is technically considered studying right ?
