Mercury 13

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Mercury 13

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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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Critics Consensus

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

May 21, 2018

3.5/5

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.

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Wall Street Journal

Apr 20, 2018

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.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Apr 20, 2018

3/4

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

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Gem Seddon

SFX Magazine

Feb 3, 2022

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.

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Alessandra Potenza

The Verge

Dec 28, 2018

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.

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Alan French

AwardsCircuit.com

Oct 10, 2018

3/4

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

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George M

Aug 30, 2018

Watch this if: You seek out true untold stories, and you're all about gender equality. Mercury 13, a documentary about the 13 women pilots who participated in an astronaut training program during the 1950s/1960s space race, shouldn't be a revolution to any of us. But it is. Until we watched this movie, we had no idea this program existed, or that NASA eventually barred these women from becoming astronauts. We were engaged by the storytelling, particularly the present-day interviews with some of the women, but we were also angry. This movie stoked a fire in our bellies and determination in our hearts not to let past decisions dictate the future.

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George S

Jul 12, 2018

Started really well but the tailed off as the program lasted too short for an interesting story to develop. Would've been better with some more stories linked to the men's program at the same time too.

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May 13, 2018

Not as compelling as Hidden Figures, only because these women were literally shooting for the moon. Regardless it's important and interesting to learn about how the US got literally 15 years behind the Russians when it comes to women in space. THe film spares no punches when it comes to putting the blame squarely on NASA and the "boys club" that persists perhaps to this day.

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Anakin G

Apr 23, 2018

Wow! Fantastic flight cinematography and some incredible historic space film archive. Oh I do hope Mars will have a woman set foot on its surface!!

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Apr 22, 2018

In a time with movements such as Time's Up, more stories like this must be told. Let's keep it up!

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Heather Walsh

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Trevor Birney

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Brendan Byrne

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Geraldine Creed

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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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