If you liked this movie, you should also see: In Cold Blood (1967)Andrei Rublev (1966)Thelma & Louise (1991)Deliverance (1972)Easy Rider (1969)
Tom Wolfe's book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager to the Mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a space program or how to select people to be in it. Thrilling, funny, charming and electrifying all at once.