

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as 'human computers', we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many o Review: Very good and interesting movie - I really liked this movie. Great casting and very good story. Highly recommend. Review: Excellent historical movie - What a great movie. And the acting and writing were superb. I lived in California during the time this movie portrays, and it's still a shock to see the segregation and racial discrimination in the South during this time. But this movie is all about the three women who changed the course of space travel with their intellect, their work ethics and their sheer determination to make a difference in the world. And they did. I highly recommend.

| Contributor | Donna Gigliotti, Janelle Monáe, Jenno Topping, Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Peter Chernin, Taraji Henson, Theodore Melfi Contributor Donna Gigliotti, Janelle Monáe, Jenno Topping, Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Peter Chernin, Taraji Henson, Theodore Melfi See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 38,864 Reviews |
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Genre | Drama |
| Initial release date | 2017-01-06 |
| Language | English |
S**D
Very good and interesting movie
I really liked this movie. Great casting and very good story. Highly recommend.
E**7
Excellent historical movie
What a great movie. And the acting and writing were superb. I lived in California during the time this movie portrays, and it's still a shock to see the segregation and racial discrimination in the South during this time. But this movie is all about the three women who changed the course of space travel with their intellect, their work ethics and their sheer determination to make a difference in the world. And they did. I highly recommend.
R**T
Grand. Inspiring. A must see
By Gar, what an incredible story. The editing is crisp, the story grand. An unappreciated history of the incredible woman that insured the success of the American space program.
A**R
Great movie, lengthy idealistic, slightly sarcastic, review on my part.
This is so offensive on so many levels. Imagine young black women getting the opportunity to get a practical, marketable education. Imagine black nuclear families with a responsible, loving husband living with them, building a life with them, teaching them, learning with them, growing with them as a family. Imagine young black women wanting to accomplish something great, something positive, in their lives. To be a part of a larger vision. To work hard and be the best at what they do. Imagine young black women getting jobs because they have worked hard to gain the knowledge, skills, abilities, and merit to earn those jobs, then excel at them. Imagine a world where young black women would have the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, abilities, and merit - to even have the basic qualifications necessary to get the opportunity to work hard for them. Imagine young black women earning a family wage, contributing to society, and paying taxes - living a "normal" nuclear life with their families. Amazing. What this film shows is how much white people were offended by black people back in that era, and how offended most white people are today at the idea this ever happened. People grew. People learned hard lessons from their failures. People evolved. Not all people, it's an on-going process, but it is a continuing process. A process which needs to be cultivated by everyone, not just whites. Horrible mistakes were made, but people learn from failure better than success - failures are lessons more meaningful and memorable. Failure sucks, and scars are important reminders of lessons best not forgotten. People should get credit for learning and evolving, in today's world, no matter how things have changed for the better, no credit is ever given, which hampers the effort. You want people to evolve? Teach them, work with them, don't just berate them. That applies to all facets of life, especially marriage. Celebrate steps accomplished to encourage, don't just demand more. Imagine how different the black experience would be if the Gov't provided a solid, practical, meaningful education to them, instead of the worthless education they historically had - the same empty education they are now perpetrating on ALL American children. An "education" where high school grads can't read, write, or do simple math, or even read a tape measure. Years ago, I worked with a lady who was married to a young black man. They were a very nice couple- very sweet. During that time, he was featured on the cover of TIME magazine with 9 other young people. They had been deemed the 10 best young minds in America. It didn't matter what any of them were - what "category" they were. What an honor at the time. I don't believe you would see any media do that today. Today it's all about hate and division. Politicians continue to do all of us wrong. Imagine where we would all be today if they worked to educate us and bring us all together to contribute to society and each other instead of motivating hatefulness and ignorance. You want to change the world? Educate ALL children with marketable skills and dump the media and politicians who work hard to hamper that effort and only preach hate to control everyone's lives. Politicians, media, etc., who work to de-evolve everyone and turn them back into the racially intolerant ignoramuses they were years ago. LBJ was the Godfather of oppression. He had the skills to make it look like he was doing the black population a favor while actually setting them up for massive failure which is still rampant today. That chain needs to be broken thru good, solid, practical, marketable education. Everyone should turn their racial efforts and drama into attaining that - demanding that. Over time, people with skills will work together to build. Skill and work ethics will prevail. I have seen it work. I have worked closely with people from all over the planet for decades. Color never mattered, skills and contribution did. This would be a whole different planet if society made cooperation and education paramount. Don't complain - contribute. Make your world a better place.
D**N
You won't regret this
I absolutely LOVE this movie and have watched it over & over again. The acting is spot on brilliant! It is now one of my favorite movies to watch. If I need a pick me up, this has been my go to movie.
K**9
Very eye opening and enjoyable.
Great movie. True story about the early rise of NASA and the people who made it happen. Touching and historical. The early days of the space race.
R**G
Based on true facts
Very good movie! Based on true facts.
K**N
Great movie!
Fantastic movie!!!!!!!!
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