It's 1926. Radium is a miracle cure, Madame Curie is an international celebrity, and luminous watches are the latest rage. Until the girls who paint those watch dials begin to die.

 

Based on the true story of the women and men who worked for the U.S. Radium Corporation in Orange, N.J.

 

Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.