Mercury 13

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Mercury 13

2018

1h 19m

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Women train and test for space flight in 1961, but their dreams are dashed when only men are selected to become astronauts.

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Mercury 13 offers yet another sobering example of how institutionalized sexism has thwarted countless dreams -- and held nations back from their full potential.

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Mercury 13 shares how 13 women were denied an opportunity that could have changed American society for decades afterward, and their story needs to be known.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 21, 2018

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Wall Street Journal

This is the sort of film that begins modestly-seemingly only a piece of curious history-and grows steadily deeper as it moves to its climax, and that climax is a powerful one.

Apr 20, 2018

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

At a brisk and efficient 78-minutes, Mercury 13 is engaging, yet sadness and anger seeps in as it progresses.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 20, 2018

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Gem Seddon

SFX Magazine

If you’re a fan of untold backstories, you’ll be both enthralled and, at times, enraged by the story of these remarkable women and how their dreams were backburnered because of their gender.

Feb 3, 2022

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Alessandra Potenza

The Verge

But their determination and commitment did manage to inspire other women to pursue careers in spaceflight. Collins, the former NASA astronaut, is likely just one example. By telling their stories, Mercury 13 is trying to do the same.

Dec 28, 2018

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Alan French

AwardsCircuit.com

While they may not have reached their highest potential, they represent true heroes. These women encourage young women to continue to reach for the stars

Rated: 3/4

Oct 10, 2018

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Audience Member

This was a good documentary. I never knew about the Mercury 13 before I saw this film. The film was well done, the interviews were captivating and I couldn't help but wish these women had gotten their chance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

A sobering reminder of why women, even now, still struggle to be treated without prejudice in traditional male industries. These women deserve every accolade we can muster. We shouldn't need to see it to be it, we just need to dream it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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dave d

It's a fascinating story told really poorly. I'm not sure why I'm supposed to be rooting for these people and then bam we love them after discrimination the end. There had to have been a better way. Final Score: 5.8/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Después de haber visto la regular serie "The right stuff" esto complementa y mejora mucho esta historia. Estas mujeres, que pudieron ser las primeras astronautas, tienen historias grandiosas para contar.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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david f

This is a really interesting documentary about a group of women who trained and qualified to become astronauts before their program was discontinued by NASA and LBJ. Really fascinating uncovered American history here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Great source material, not a great documentary. Listless and artless and toneless. Nice artwork though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Women train and test for space flight in 1961, but their dreams are dashed when only men are selected to become astronauts.

Director: David Sington, Heather Walsh
Producer: Trevor Birney, Brendan Byrne, Geraldine Creed, David Sington, Heather Walsh
Production Co: Fine Point Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 19m

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