Hidden Figures
2016 · Movie · PG · 127 min · ★ 8.0 · 84% critics
In the early 1960s, three brilliant African-American women work at NASA while facing barriers tied to race and gender. As the space race intensifies, their talent, determination, and teamwork help push a historic mission forward and challenge what others expect from them.
Based on Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (10,455 votes)
- Box office
- $235,956,898
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy uplifting historical dramas like October Sky or The King's Speech; Not for you if familiar, feel-good storytelling feels too predictable.
Pros: inspiring true story; strong lead chemistry; uplifting humor | Cons: familiar biopic beats; heavy-handed moments; uneven character focus
Themes
- nasa
- mathematics
- sexism
- biography
- racial segregation
- racism
- historical fiction
- scientist
- space race
- discrimination
- 1960s
- space program
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Taraji P. Henson
as Katherine G. Johnson
Octavia Spencer
as Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monáe
as Mary Jackson
Kevin Costner
as Al Harrison
Kirsten Dunst
as Vivian Mitchell
Jim Parsons
as Paul Stafford
Mahershala Ali
as Jim Johnson
Glen Powell
as John Glenn
Ariana Neal
as Joylette Johnson
Saniyya Sidney
as Constance Johnson
Directed by Theodore Melfi