Hidden Figures
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The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
What critics thought
Hidden Figures draws strong enthusiasm for its three lead performances and for bringing genuinely overlooked history to wide audiences, but a meaningful minority of critics found the filmmaking too conventional and self-congratulatory to do the story justice — the real divide is between those who think the crowd-pleasing approach earns its uplift and those who feel it smooths over exactly the struggles it claims to honor.
“the film's made with more heart than art and more skill than subtlety, and it works primarily because of the women that it portrays and the actresses who portray them”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“Hidden Figures is almost patronisingly earnest in its depiction of sexism and racism. An air of do-gooder self-satisfaction hovers over the proceedings”
Tim Grierson·Screen International
“trivializes history; as a hagiographic tribute to its brilliant protagonists, it doesn't dig into the essence of their struggles”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
“Superb performances across the board and a fascinating story alone make Hidden Figures a solid, an accomplished and deftly executed movie that entertains, engages and earns your time, money and attention”
Simon Thompson·IGN
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Theodore MelfiDirector
Taraji P. HensonKatherine G. Johnson
Octavia SpencerDorothy Vaughan
Janelle MonáeMary Jackson
Kevin CostnerAl Harrison
Kirsten DunstVivian Mitchell
Jim ParsonsPaul Stafford
Mahershala AliJim Johnson
Glen PowellJohn Glenn
Ariana NealJoylette Johnson
Saniyya SidneyConstance Johnson
Zani Jones MbayiseKathy Johnson
Donna BiscoeJoylette Coleman
Pharrell WilliamsComposer
Hans ZimmerComposer
Benjamin WallfischComposer
Allison SchroederWriter
Mandy WalkerCinematographyHidden Figures
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
What critics thought
Hidden Figures draws strong enthusiasm for its three lead performances and for bringing genuinely overlooked history to wide audiences, but a meaningful minority of critics found the filmmaking too conventional and self-congratulatory to do the story justice — the real divide is between those who think the crowd-pleasing approach earns its uplift and those who feel it smooths over exactly the struggles it claims to honor.
“the film's made with more heart than art and more skill than subtlety, and it works primarily because of the women that it portrays and the actresses who portray them”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“Hidden Figures is almost patronisingly earnest in its depiction of sexism and racism. An air of do-gooder self-satisfaction hovers over the proceedings”
Tim Grierson·Screen International
“trivializes history; as a hagiographic tribute to its brilliant protagonists, it doesn't dig into the essence of their struggles”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
“Superb performances across the board and a fascinating story alone make Hidden Figures a solid, an accomplished and deftly executed movie that entertains, engages and earns your time, money and attention”
Simon Thompson·IGN
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- none
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Theodore MelfiDirectorTaraji P. HensonKatherine G. JohnsonOctavia SpencerDorothy VaughanJanelle MonáeMary JacksonKevin CostnerAl HarrisonKirsten DunstVivian MitchellJim ParsonsPaul StaffordMahershala AliJim JohnsonGlen PowellJohn GlennAriana NealJoylette JohnsonSaniyya SidneyConstance JohnsonZani Jones MbayiseKathy JohnsonDonna BiscoeJoylette ColemanPharrell WilliamsComposerHans ZimmerComposerBenjamin WallfischComposerAllison SchroederWriterMandy WalkerCinematographyStream
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