Hidden Figures (2017)
94%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 3 Oscars
37 wins & 94 nominations total
In heartwarming, crowd-pleasing fashion, Hidden Figures celebrates overlooked — and crucial — contributions from a pivotal moment in American history.
Hidden Figures is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and cheer all at the same time. It tells the story of three brilliant Black women who played a crucial role in NASA’s early days during the space race. The performances are outstanding, and the direction is sensitive and inspiring. It’s a movie that transcends cliché and becomes a genuinely moving tale of perseverance, strength, and love. Plus, who doesn’t love a good girl power moment? Hidden Figures is a must-watch for anyone who wants to be inspired and uplifted.
Production Company(ies)
Fox 2000 Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, Levantine Films,
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
East Point, Georgia, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for thematic elements and some language
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Auro 11.1 SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 7m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 6, 2017 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2017
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
Hidden Figures, PG, History/Drama, 2h 7m, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, NASA, astronaut, John Glenn, Space Race, African American women, pivotal moment, American history, heartwarming, crowd-pleasing, overlooked contributions, Theodore Melfi, directed by, Allison Schroeder, written by, Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, produced by, $169.3M, box office, 93%, Tomatometer, 50,000+ ratings, critics consensus, critic reviews, Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Mahershala Ali, Kirsten Dunst, reviewed by, PG rating, English, Dolby Digital, 20th Century Fox
Worldwide gross: $235,956,898
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $284,619,722
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 532
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 31,038,138
US/Canada gross: $169,607,287
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $204,586,428
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 338
US/Canada opening weekend: $515,499
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $621,813
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,353
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $25,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $30,155,902
Production budget ranking: 1,156
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $16,238,953
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $238,224,867
ROI to date (est.): 513%
ROI ranking: 251
Octavia Spencer – Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monáe – Mary Jackson
Kevin Costner – Al Harrison
Mahershala Ali – Jim Johnson
Kirsten Dunst – Vivian Mitchell
Director – Theodore Melfi
Producers – Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi
Writers – Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi
Director(s)
Theodore Melfi
Writer(s)
Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi
Producer(s)
Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 3 Oscars
37 wins & 94 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (324) | Top Critics (70) | Fresh (302) | Rotten (22)
It’s a story of greatness demanding acknowledgement.
August 17, 2021
Ari
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
The movie features outstanding performances and pays tribute to three pioneering Black women who played a central role at NASA in the early 1960s during the “space race” between the United States and the Soviet Union.
February 17, 2021
Deesha Philyaw
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Hidden Figures presented three brilliant black women who just wanted to do their jobs.
March 31, 2020
Jenna Marotta
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
Hidden Figures is more about race than the space race, both of which are conquered with grace and girl power.
July 30, 2019
Udita Jhunjhunwala
Livemint
TOP CRITIC
Through strong performances, sensitive direction and the strength of its source material, Hidden Figures transcends cliché to become a genuinely moving, inspirational tale of perseverance, strength and love.
August 25, 2018
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
The Blue Lenses
TOP CRITIC
The pragmatism that flows through Hidden Figures provides a beacon of hope in a modern era that feels marked by uncertainty and despair.
September 26, 2017
Soraya Nadia McDonald
Andscape
TOP CRITIC
The right crowd-pleaser for the right time.
April 5, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
This glossy historical celebration leans towards the sentimental, but is timely and important nonetheless.
February 21, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
James Luxford
City AM
Brilliant performances by Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and a first rate ensemble make this a not to be missed revelation and righting of American herstory…
October 5, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
To me, the film speaks of simple respect, due to every person because he or she is human.
August 26, 2021
Hosea Rupprecht
Pauline Center for Media Studies
The film never relinquishes its tight focus on three remarkable individuals who repeatedly demonstrate that they, too, possess the right stuff.
August 17, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Hidden Figures puts the familiar period-piece lens on an overlooked part of space history without glossing over the ugly bits while still feeling hopeful for what science and technology can achieve when the best and brightest can participate
July 28, 2021
Nathan Mattise
Ars Technica…
Plot
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 of history’s greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Gobels Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe deliver outstanding performances in Hidden Figures.
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