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

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

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

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 10, 2018

Told through the perspective of many who went through the program, who hold both love in their hearts for those who supported them along the way and rightful disdain for those who held them down, Mercury 13 finally gives these women their rightful due.

| Aug 29, 2018

While parts of the documentary are dull, it's enlivened by some breathtaking aerial photography and Philip Sheppard's electronic & string-heavy score.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jul 2, 2018

Mercury 13 is brief at only 80 minutes, which only underlines its unassuming and modest ambitions.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 20, 2018

Desire has not always equaled power, and this documentary makes it as clear as the light of the moon. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 21, 2018

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.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 21, 2018

A splendid documentary about the little known female pilots tested for spaceflight in 1961.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 4, 2018

Inspiring docu about '60s female pilots who faced sexism.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 26, 2018

The film from David Sington and Heather Walsh is a captivating experience ripe with sobering details.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 26, 2018

They didn't get the chance to take a step on the moon, but they still made a giant leap for womankind - and it's about time their names were known.

| Apr 26, 2018

Whilst it breaks no new ground in terms of documentary film-making, the story and interviewees are strong enough to engage throughout.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 26, 2018

An essential documentary look at yet another example of historical feminism that should never have been forgotten: the first American in space might have and probably should have been a woman.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 23, 2018

Echoes themes in Hidden Figures [...] watch this one right now.

| Apr 23, 2018

Honestly, if this film doesn't grab you by the heart, check your pulse to make sure you still have one.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Apr 23, 2018

The film is completely anecdotal, which results in a film that's often more of a human-interest piece than a deep history lesson.

| Apr 21, 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.

| Apr 20, 2018

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

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 20, 2018

While the pace and approach of this new documentary is a bit leisurely, the subject certainly is worthy of interest.

| Apr 20, 2018