Hidden Figures
PG

Hidden Figures

Meet the women you don't know, behind the mission you do.

2016 • 127 min • Drama · History

Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 9
62
Movie Knight Score
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Three brilliant African-American women at NASA are the unsung heroes behind astronaut John Glenn's groundbreaking orbit. Overcoming significant discrimination, their intelligence and perseverance were crucial to America's space program during the 1960s. This inspiring historical drama celebrates their enduring legacy.

Violence & peril
1/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
0/10

Heads up

  • Depicts historical racial segregation
  • Features sexism and workplace discrimination

What it models well

  • Perseverance and determination
  • Fighting for equality and justice
  • The power of collaboration
  • Belief in one's own abilities

Talk about it after

  • Understanding historical discrimination
  • Discussing challenges faced by pioneers
  • The importance of STEM education
  • Celebrating unsung heroes

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Where to watch

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Top billed cast

Director: Theodore Melfi • Crew: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi

Trailers & clips

Hidden Figures | "Car Trouble" Extended Clip | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | "Mount Everest" Deleted Scene Clip | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | "Uplifting" TV Commercial | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | "Achieve" TV Commercial | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | "Wish I Might" TV Commercial | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | "You Are The Boss" Clip [HD] | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | “History Will Remember" TV Commercial | 20th Century FOX

Hidden Figures | "The Untold American Story" TV Commercial | 20th Century FOX

Reviewer notes

Not recommended

More racist and misandrist garbage from the Neo-Nazis in Hollywood. A completely fabricated lie about alleged "true events." Don't support these racist pieces of filth and their divisive and facist agenda.

Recommended

This is quite a compelling story of three ladies who played a crucial part in the NASA operation that ultimately put John Glen into space. All three were mathematicians drafted in to provide their skills but unlike so many of their colleagues, they were subject to prejudices surrounding their race and their gender. The women adopted the best solution to combat this bigotry, though - they decided there are more way...

Not recommended

Do not at all think that by my feelings I attempt to diminish the achievements of those who made _Hidden Figures_ nor the real women around which the story revolves, this simply just wasn't for me. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

**The other side story of the historic event!** This film did not just represented the black people, but the women as well. Today we talk about discrimination against women, though this film is an example that it all had started way long ago, yet the struggle has not ended. Anyway, this is a biopic, a biopic of three women and their struggle not just being a black, but being women. When the nation was eager to ...

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