Hidden Figures (2016)

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A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions.

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Directed By: Theodore Melfi

Written By: Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroeder

Starring: Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Rhoda Griffis, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Olek Krupa, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, Janelle Monáe, Kimberly Quinn

Genres: Drama, History, Biography

AKA: Dream

Country: USA

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Stars	User	Rating
8	XakkMaster	81 _65th
An incredible story with great performances, though perhaps a tad sentimental and littered with some unfortunate white savior moments. "Deviation from the norm will be punished until it is exploitable: The Movie." However, it's important that the story be told. Hopefully it will spawn interest in the book that it's based on so people can have more historical context.
6	BillyShears	80 _77th
I could watch sassy black women outsmart white people ALL DAY. Almost every scene could end with someone hooting "you go girl"
6	Beer94	67 _60th
It can get a bit pantomime in places with the characters but Hidden Figures is a story that needed to be told and it's told well with great performances from the leading ladies (Henson was robbed of an Oscar nod!).
6	SirStuckey	80 _78th
A very good biopic that's not really breaking any ground in the genre but does have a very good mix of fun to go with it's message regarding gender and race. The three women were great. Costner was great. And surprisingly (to me at least) Jim Parsons was actually quite good. I haven't seen him in anything besides his TV show so I was pleasantly surprised how good he was here. The black person walks into an area full of white people and they all stare in shock trope was a bit overdone.
6	Leonardis	87 _55th
I honestly had little to no interest in this movie at first glimpse, but after watching Hidden Figures, I can say that it well deserves the praise and Oscar buzz it's getting this year. Taraji P. Henson stands out above the rest of the cast and the supporting cast is either really good or at least tolerable. The story itself is very interesting and very well told. I never got too bored with it. If you're interested in the overall story and topic, definitely go watch it.
5	Ununnilium	69 _55th
Extremely well-made, with good direction, cinematography, and set design; good special effects and use of archive footage; an excellent cast that gives good performances up and down the line. But it's so Hollywood, turning people's experiences of bigotry into a series of dramatic setpieces that don't feel anything like the daily struggle against sexism, racism, and systematic oppression. I'm glad there's finally a movie about these women. I just wish it was less Standard Hollywood Narrative.
5	PUNQ	70 _96th
A little heavy on 'stick it to the white man' feel good moments as you got a double dose of Jim Parsons & Kirsten Dunst's caricatures serving the same purpose, but boy what a hoot Hidden Figures (2016) was! Excellent capturing the early times of the space program. A little puzzled by Octavia Spencer getting a Oscar nod and not Taraji P. Henson. With that said, all-round great performances by the dames, including Janelle Monáe, delivering a fine tribute to the black ladies of NASA!
4	Corbad	75 _67th
An important story delivered with emphasis on the positives, which on one hand waters down the obstacles faced by the characters but on the other fosters an atmosphere of optimism and emotionally charged inspiration that leaves a viewer smiling through tears.
3	Luna6ix	76 _57th
For a movie like this, it's hard to make it feel racially charged without going into melodrama territory, but the movie, more or less, sticks to real personalities, you've got your blatant racist people, closet racist people, and true to life, the majority are either ignorant or just don't care that much. The hardest part for me to wrap my head around is how there were that many black women doing master level mathematics with a high school education at a time where black schools were terrible.
3	TheRealJ-Ro	80 _70th
Had I seen it in time, it would have been comfortably inside my Best of 2016. I certainly see why this was nominated for Best Picture, though I do have to admit that there may not be a standout individual performance in the bunch. Instead, a strong ensemble performance and the thoughtful (if a bit cartoonish at times) treatment of uncomfortable themes and conditions of 1960's America propel it to its excellent score. It may play it safe and fail to break new ground, but it's more than watchable.
3	MontyCircus	60 _68th
Solid biopic. One or two glaring "punched up" overly-dramatic moments that couldn't possibly have actually happened. And once again, a documentary on the subject would have been more informative. But it does its job well.
3	gcat	91 _50th
Very optimistic message and that what makes the movie great. A simple, but compelling story. It does show some of the ugliness of the time, but could it have done more? It does shows that oppression need to be fought in multiple ways including from the inside. It show blatant and obvious gender and race issues, but also some of the more subtle things. I came out of the theater wanting to learn something new and blaze a path forward.
3	bakcheia	81 _71st
HF is as equally centered on the indignities and discrimination that the three main characters experienced as being POC and women, in addition to the equally pressing tale of The Space Race. The tensions highlighted in this film are more than timely, and it's a well-acted effort towards restoring vital contributions by these incredibly intelligent WOC into the framework of canonical American history. It has some "white savior" and white pandering moments, but is a important-yet-light family film
2	cowfrappe	70 _58th
A fascinating story told in a perfectly fine manner.
2	bowfinger	60 _53rd
First Bodyguard, and now this? I think they should have let Kevin handle race politics back in the 60s. He's a neat guy = problem solved.
2	WWallce4prez	74 _56th
Hidden Figures is a wonderful story with three solid leads. While the story is heart warming and necessary for the times, I can't say that the film itself is anything above a paint-by-numbers Hollywood feel-good flick. Too many walking montages, nick of time plot devices, and monologues bog down an otherwise important piece of our history.
2	Ocelot	55 _45th
Kevin Costner will do any movie where he can fix racism, and this time he lucked into a decent one
2	mandy	7 _73rd
Conventional but compelling story telling of a story that deserves to be told - against an understated background of the inequalities of the time, that make the achievements so inspiring.
2	glumpy_99	90 _82nd
A heartwarming crowd pleaser; feels somewhat like a throwback to DRIVING MISS DAISY in its 'softly-softly' consideration of race issues in America, but the fascinating 'B' story as America races to the moon, and excellent performances all round make the sanitisation forgivable; Henson in particular is a stand-out as the 'everyman'; creating a rock-solid believable 'ordinary' woman subtly fighting back against the norm. Kudos also to Costner's fine work.
2	auhasarderik	7 _61st
Very amiable, by the numbers, self-help uplift pop ballad equivalent with commited, good thespians, a very nice story, and the unmistakable stench of pleez-pleez-like-me that stinks all of pop now. But you can take your little girls to this one.
2	Seethruskin	3 _25th
It's a story that needs to be told, but doesn't really lend its hand to making an interesting film. It's not entirely boring or anything, but it's nothing more than a straight forward biography tale.
2	TheEscapist	75 _77th
Important and good film, though it does have its fair share of typical Hollywood clichés. I find myself more forgiving of those if the story it's based on is worthwhile and interesting to me - which is definitely the case here. So I would easily recommend this, but wonder what a more true to life, less Hollywoodised film about this story would have looked like.
2	DyanneThorne	77 _79th
An important story, but maybe not the weightiest of adaptations. It felt like they were holding something back, glossing over something painful in order to get to the happy ending and not upset the audience too much.
2	PluggedIN	70 _72nd
Hidden Figures inspires as it entertains. It acknowledges racial divisions while insisting that there's more than one way to fix them. And while it can be crass, its heart is good. (pluggedin.com)
2	vgnpwrz	58 _46th
Forgettable film about truly remarkable women. Great story packaged in the typical Hollywood formula. Overall it was comically unoffensive and lacked the real depth of despair that I'm sure the actual women felt. It was Disney level watered down. Still, it had some feel good parts and mega budget level polishing. Just left me wanting more.
2	peyrin	60 _32nd
This movie is so funny politically because every scene is like woman: "I need rights" --> guy: "no" --> woman: "women's rights are good, actually" --> guy: "oh ok, here you go then." Racism is probably why we lost the space race so bad
1	SlrSoapbox	90 _92nd
I confess I didn't really care for the soundtrack, but otherwise this film is utterly magnificent. It brought me to tears.
1	Filligan	40 _4th
I am done giving these films a pass. Hollywood has been making this movie for thirty goddamn years now and I'm done. I'm done with the bloodless direction, I'm done with the characters who, because what they're doing is historically relevant, have to be picture perfect -- devoid of any complexity at all. I'm done. Selma was a recent film that approached this subject matter with fresh eyes and daring depth. I want to see stuff like that. Not what I've already seen twenty times.
1	Kavu	65 _40th
Important story, but the movie has some trouble balancing between the three women and gets a bit too "heroic" for its own good at times.
1	TheDiceman	65 _73rd
Excellent.
1	PeaceAnarchy	78 _54th
Really compelling story where 95% is really well told, but that other 5% including nearly all the use of music is horrid. You can feel the Hollywoodization of the story in the script and direction, and it hurts. Also every time they do math talk it made me cringe. Getting past that isn't too hard, though, as it's a very well acted film whose script balances all three leads exceptionally well, giving each a nice little arc where they each get to be active participants in their success.
1	Difontaine	87 _92nd
Not a story I knew much about so I'm glad I saw this. When your main problem with the film is that you want it to keep going, then it's doing something right. The three main leads are just great and well backed up by the supporting cast.
1	twincinema	75 _64th
A well done biopic (I am not typically a fan of the genre) with great performances from everyone involved (the three leads really shine, though). Perhaps the strongest part of this film is that there are no racist caricatures. Instead, the film is about white people that unwittingly contribute to a racist system.
1	msprague	76 _79th
Pretty darned good.
1	Icarus	60 _26th
By the numbers treatment of an important moment in the history of the US. Enjoyable, to be sure, but it feels much safer than it probably should (and no doubt did to these three women at the time).
1	KasperL	30 _10th
More like 'Crouching Message, Hidden Story'. What a dud.
1	iconogassed	65 _45th
tbh I'd recommend it for the Dunst-mailbox match cut alone
1	Stewball	30 _5th
Not to take away from their genuine accomplishment, but this is an uninspired, simple-minded, sentimental, exaggerated rewriting of history. Yes, there was a whole lot of that which went on for centuries, and a whole lot worse. But almost none of the prejudice happened as portrayed in the movie. RE: http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/
1	CosmicMonkey	80 _68th
It's a very risk-averse formula film that doesn't break any new ground, and it's definitely adapted the story so as to make White people not feel so guilty about the whole segregation thing, but it still tells an interesting story and tells it well; with competent directing and great performances from the ensemble cast, not to mention with enough girl power and heart from the filmmaker to avoid it from feeling sterile.
1	astrakhan	79 _66th
A satisfying movie with an interesting story and characters, where the epic scale of the space race is contrasted with the minutiae of a number of human relationships which (hopefully quite accurately) represent the reality of racial discrimination and changing social attitudes during an important moment in American history. All the performances hit the mark, the casting was good, period detail was nice. The film was just too by-the-book and conventional to deserve a truly standout rating.
1	kerryland	70 _18th
I liked the idea of the movie more than the movie itself. All fairly predictable. Maybe read the book instead (assuming there is one!)
1	synthono	85 _74th
Can be a bit dry - one wonders if it would have been better as a TV show just to give the plotlines a bit more room to breathe and allow a bit more if their personality to slip through. There is a lot more to the story than you can do in a couple hours.
1	aaasolanki	81 _76th
At first sight, I would have let the movie pass since the movie was set in the 60s and starcast did not seem known. However, reading the glowing reviews and finding out that it is about some brilliant female mathematicians/programmers who turned out to be a driving force behind the US space missions made me change my decision. I was glad that I did. The movie is also relevant from the prevailing racial tensions in the US though things seem much better now then they were back then.
1	d_r_e_s_	3 _65th
Very enjoyable. Lovely characters in a good story. I always enjoy Costner and luckily Parsons pulled off NOT being Sheldon Cooper. *Good
1	timmytom	76 _66th
It was fine.
1	burkayadalig	74 _49th
incredibly predictable and made to be a feel good movie, and it achieves it with an original topic and top notch acting of the ladies
1	hellboy76	65 _45th
A truly incredible story marred by overly sappy Oscar hunting cliches. Still kudos to the cast.
1	NothingsGood	60 _55th
I mean, it's okay. My favorite parts were how Janelle Monae's character just randomly disappears halfway through and Octavia Spencer is the only person at NASA who can read. I'm pretty sure Pharrell won a contract to do the score for every movie about black people.
1	ozonepaul	71 _17th
I think one of these genius clever woman could easily provide all the mathematical data needed to calculate the orbit, amount and velocity of my vomit - induced by this sugar coated hollywood history adulteration - so that it washes away all the liars of hollywood once and for all. That would be a much bigger service and a much bigger step forward for the human race than landing on the moon.
1	ericambler	78 _72nd
HIDDEN FIGURES is a slick Hollywood historical fantasia that--for once--feels justified in molding and pruning real events to fit its dramatic arc. It successfully balances three compelling lead performances that illustrate not only the film's message about social uplift, but also the politics of America's space program. It might set a record for utterances of "That's just the way it is" in a film, but that just intensifies the impact of its righteous point--that things need not stay the same.
1	Scorpus	83 _78th
An interesting, well told tale of some very important people
1	caramlefloat	90 _82nd
I would recommend this movie most on the premise of it featuring African American women in a hugely important role that never received any spotlight in modern history. It highlighted three women and their big achievement with NASA, but it was portrayed in too optimistic of a way, imo. They downplayed prejudice and discrimination of the times and made it seem too easy, but it did make this period drama easy and light to watch. It does make you feel good.
1	chmul_cr0n	65 _40th
It's the cheapest kind of Oscar-bait, but it's pretty good. Meaning: The writing doesn't go beyond simple-minded (yet very positive) kitsch, but the way it's done (cinematography, score, casting, performances, etc...) rounds it all up and makes for some enjoyable entertainment.
1	myfavchords	81 _81st
This is a very entertaining and well made drama. The three leads all do a great job in this film. The supporting cast is also good here. The script is interesting for the entire film. Overall I would highly recommend this film.
1	gkfilm	75 _88th
Entertainment: 3.5 / 4. Spirit: 2/3 -- diligence, optimism, teamwork. Sustainability: 2/3 -- breaking the female glass ceiling and race ceiling.
1	hamstercan	73 _70th
halelujah
1	Lightning17	77 _71st
Though not always certain whether it wants to be an inspirational film or a statement on racial and social issues, Hidden Figures gets over the blatant and over dramatic dialogue in the exposition with solid performances and storytelling, and becomes an inspiring and meaningful tale of overcoming where it seems impossible.
1	Kuroel	60 _52nd
As much as I admire the history behind the movie, this seems like an agenda movie. Minority fanfare with not much critique and character analysis. Enpowering, yes, but in the same vein that Rambo is to little boys, this is to (self-)entitled little girls.
1	VengefulKBM	70 _51st
It gets a bit too sentimental at times, and the interpersonal drama isn't anywhere near as compelling as the space-related stuff. I also wasn't huge on the many pop-music montages that really just don't fit that well in a 60's period piece. Nevertheless, this is a solid (if a little white-savior-y), well-acted adaptation of an important story that needed to be told, and I'm glad it's getting wide recognition.
1	christof	83 _66th
Not a bad job. Resisted the urge to have people writing algebra on windows, like every other 'maths is exciting film'. I was expecting the usual, obvious biopic 'cringe' moments, these were mostly avoided. Good story well told.
1	BadFurDay	5 _40th
I realize my pedantry is catching up to me here, but as a space history buff, I had major issues with the liberties they took in telling the stories. The timeframe is completely out of sync, the characters are not that accurate, and there's a lot of extremely dramatized stuff in there just for the sake of the movie. It was, however, a good movie with its feel bad and feel good moments that were well built. If you manage to leave the pedantry behind, it must be really enjoyable.
1	Ippei	75 _72nd
It's very enjoyable and definitely the most well rounded and accessible films of the nominees for this year. The story is fascinating and well told. It combines historical moments and certain dramatisation quite well. Performances are great all around and the film also has a really fun soundtrack as well. It's perhaps not the first of these stories, but it still remains very relevant today, which is probably a comment on the times now.
1	Sinatrex	78 _37th
I really enjoyed the movie. I did find the drama side a bit boring and took me out of the immersion, but I understand why it was there. The only reason I have marked it down was I found it a bit preachy and it made out that the black women did every single little thing. Good nonetheless, and the women are finally getting recognition they deserve.
1	ptravers2	7 _81st
Did you know that three female African-American mathematicians, working at NASA in 1962, were instrumental in getting the Mercury program into orbit and winning the U.S. space race against the Soviets? Me neither. That's why Hidden Figures is such an instructive and wildly entertaining eye-opener.
1	luord	75 _81st
Oscar-baity, I like this movie more for its ideas than for its execution. Still, it has enough saving graces to make it good.
1	sylvie	55 _38th
If you can look past the American pride in this film, it is actually a pretty good tribute to all the black women in America who were just hidden figures throughout history. Great performance by Taraji P. Henson.

Average Percentile 55.63% from 1818 Ratings