Peak Buzz Score
Jun 21 – Jul 20, 2025
2.4
Quiet
#2,764
All Time
1-Year Buzz Score
365-day average
1.0
Quiet
#1,754
This Year
Days at #1
Past 365 days
0
Days in Top 10
Past 365 days
0
In the Rankings
April 27, 2026
About October Sky
October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern. The screenplay, based on the memoir of the same name, follows Homer H. Hickam Jr.'s journey from a coal miner's son to a NASA engineer, inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.
Release Date
Fri, Feb 19, 1999
Runtime
107 min
Budget
$25,000,000
Box Office
$34,698,685
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