82% (3)  Mercury 13  78 min,  [Documentary]  [David Sington, Heather Walsh]  [20 Apr 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 66%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 100%,   Metacritic: 82%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Jerrie Cobb, Jacqueline Cochran
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Mercury 13 is a remarkable story of the women who were tested for spaceflight in 1961 before their dreams were dashed in being the first to make the trip beyond Earth. NASA's 'man in space' program, dubbed 'Project Mercury' began in 1958. The men chosen - all military test pilots - became known as The Mercury 7. But away from the glare of the media, behind firmly closed doors, female pilots were also screened. Thirteen of them passed and, in some cases, performed better than the men. They were called the Mercury 13 and had the 'right stuff' but were, unfortunately, the wrong gender. Underneath the obsession of the space race that gripped America, the women were aviation pioneers who emerged thirsty for a new frontier, but whose time would have to wait. The film tells the definitive story of thirteen truly remarkable women who reached for the stars but were ahead of their time. A Netflix original documentary directed by David Sington (The Fear of 13) and Heather Walsh.
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80% (3)  RBG  98 min,  PG,  [Documentary, Biography]  [Julie Cohen, Betsy West]  [14 Sep 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 75%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 94%,   Metacritic: 71%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 nomination.
Actors:  Bill Clinton, James Steven Ginsburg, Jane C. Ginsburg, Sharron Frontiero
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English, French    Country:  USA
Plot:  The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
Rotten Tomatoes:   At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior's rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans - until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg 's exceptional life and career from Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films.
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76% (3)  Fed Up  92 min,  PG,  [Documentary]  [Stephanie Soechtig]  [19 Jan 2014]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 77%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 81%,   Metacritic: 71%,   External Reviews
Awards:  3 nominations.
Actors:  Bill Clinton, Gary Taubes, Katie Couric, Michael Bloomberg, Michele Simon
Writer:  Mark Monroe, Stephanie Soechtig
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why-despite media attention, the public's fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesity-generations of American children will now live shorter lives than their parents did.
Rotten Tomatoes:   For the past 30 years, everything we thought we knew about food and exercise is dead wrong. FED UP is the film the food industry doesn't want you to see. From Katie Couric, Laurie David (Oscar winning producer of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH) and director Stephanie Soechtig, FED UP will change the way you eat forever. The film opens in theaters across the country on May 9th. (C) Official Site
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74% (3)  Earth Days  90 min,  [Documentary]  [Robert Stone]  [14 Aug 2009]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 72%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 82%,   Metacritic: 70%,   External Reviews
Awards:  4 nominations.
Actors:  Bill Clinton, Paul Ehrlich, Rachel L. Carson, Stewart Brand
Writer:  Robert Stone
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  The story of our growing awareness and understanding of the environmental crisis and emergence, during the 1960's and '70's, of popular movement to confront it.
Rotten Tomatoes:   The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement.
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