Hidden Figures
Meet the women you don't know, behind the mission you do.
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.
- Director
- Theodore Melfi
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $236M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How Hidden Figures actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Hidden Figures appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #110
Placed at #110 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Hidden Figures returned 9.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $236M
- Release date
- Dec 10, 2016
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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