MOVIE · 2000

Thirteen Days

DramaThriller145 min

In October 1962, U.S. spy photos reveal Soviet nuclear missiles being installed in Cuba, putting the Kennedy administration into a confrontation that could turn into war within days. From inside the White House, top aide Kenneth P. O'Donnell watches President John F. Kennedy and his advisers argue over airstrikes, invasion plans, and a naval blockade while every move risks pushing the Soviet Union toward a nuclear response. As military pressure mounts and messages from Moscow shift, the crisis becomes a fight to control both the public standoff and the private panic behind closed doors. Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood anchor the story from the center of that decision-making circle.