Hidden Figures

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


Hidden Figures
Set during the Apollo years, 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 true life stories of three of these women, with a bit of artistic licence regarding accurate history, we follow these women as they quickly rose through 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. The film has won numerous awards including Oscar noms, and did well at the box office in the USA.

126 minutes.
Parental Guidance 7-9 (Prejudice).
Biographical, Drama, Period piece, Female interest, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Duntst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali
Director
Theodore Melfi
ScreenplayAllison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, from the book by Margo Lee Shetterly
MusicBenjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer
CinematographyMandy Walker
EditingPeter Teschner
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2016
Produced byLevantine Films, Chernin Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageLow impact, infrequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceLow impact, infrequent
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG for thematic elements and some language
Runtime127
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
2
Violence
2
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
2
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
2
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
10 +
Positive messages
5
Positive role models
5
Violence
0
Sex
1
Language
2
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Sarene Kloren quote iconTrailblazing women reach the stars...
20
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconSwart vroue se rol in ruimtevaart belig.
15
Cape Times
Unknown
15
Metacritic.com
47 critics
15
Rottentomatoes critics
214 critics
18
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
15
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconInspiring true story of African-American women at NASA.
15

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
168 users
15
Rottentomatoes users
39160 users
18
Internet
41321 Netizens quote iconLacking subtlety.
16

Average .. 81%

16

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