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.
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Cast
- Taraji P. HensonKatherine G. Johnson
- Octavia SpencerDorothy Vaughan
- Janelle MonáeMary Jackson
- Kevin CostnerAl Harrison
- Kirsten DunstVivian Mitchell
- Jim ParsonsPaul Stafford
- Mahershala AliJim Johnson
- Glen PowellJohn Glenn
- Ariana NealJoylette Johnson
- Saniyya SidneyConstance Johnson
Recommendations
- 80
We Got This Covered
While Hidden Figures hits many of the beats one would expect, Melfi’s film strikes a delicate balance of injecting levity within the character-based historical drama that propels the story forward. - 75
TheWrap
Hidden Figures is feel-good history, but it works, and it works on behalf of heroes from a cinematically under-served community. These smart accomplished women had the right stuff, and so does this movie. - 75
The Playlist
A paean to the unsung, Hidden Figures is also a romanticized tribute to everyday problem solvers who, in the movie’s eyes, are their own kind of superheroes. - 70
Variety
Hidden Figures is empowerment cinema at its most populist, and one only wishes that the film had existed at the time it depicts — though ongoing racial tensions and gender double-standards suggest that perhaps we haven’t come such a long way, baby. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The fine, spirited work of Taraji P. Henson, Spencer and Janelle Monae as irresistible rooting interests, as well as Kevin Costner’s winningly lived-in turn as the head of Langley’s Space Task Group, deepen a film that’s propelled by sitcommy beats and expository dialogue. - 63
Slant Magazine
The central characters' dogged refusal to cede their places on a team that keeps trying to reject them is a moving display of heroism. - 63
Movie Nation
Warm and witty performances by Spencer, Hensen and Monae, the stoic moral stature Costner plays and unlikable-until-they’re-reasonable turns by Dunst and Parsons make Hidden Figures a winner, a piece of unknown history rendered flesh and blood funny, uplifting and never less than entertaining. - 60
New York Daily News
Hidden Figures is an earnest movie, but not a very exciting one. The screenplay feels as engineered as a Gemini rocket launch, with every scene and line carefully calculated.
