Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama movie directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder. It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly.
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| Directed by | Theodore Melfi |
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| Based on | Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly |
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| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Edited by | Peter Teschner |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[2] |
| Box office | $236 million[3] |
Plot
It is about black female mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race.
Cast
The movie stars Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson. The movie also stars Octavia Spencer as NASA supervisor and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan and Janelle Monáe as NASA engineer Mary Jackson.
Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge and Glen Powell also star in supporting roles.
Release
Hidden Figures had a limited release on December 25, 2016, by 20th Century Fox, before going wide in the United States onJanuary 6, 2017. It had strong positive reviews and was named by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten movies of 2016.[4]
