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.
"You'll never believe how close we came."
Top Billed 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
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J John ChardVerified TMDB Critic
2015-07-25
The art of political film making in all its glory.
"Communicate with the Soviets? We can't communicate with the Pentagon - and it's just across the goddamn river!"
October 1962, for 13 days the American government fought to avert a nuclear war when it was discovered that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba. This is that story.
Many superlatives can be chucked at Thirteen Days, and all are viable. In simple terms it's an intelligent and gripping political thriller, superbly scripted and performed by a cast firing on all cylinders. It's a treat to find a film of this ...
G GenerationofSwineVerified TMDB Critic
2023-07-10
Kevin Costner at least tried to do an accent in this movie, which probably means he got a new agent, a yes man that didn't bother to give him the advice that doing believable accents isn't his thing. It's almost like listening to your average Brit trying to sound like an American and completely overdoing it.
Do we really sound that exaggerated to them?
Who cares, ignore the above, it's still a good movie... despite Costner's accent. Or, possibly, in spite of it.
It trashes Dean Achenson, and as a historian the only thing I like to see MORE than Dean getting his just deserts is Allen...
