2016 Movie
Out of catalog
Dir. Theodore Melfi · United States of America · English
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.
"Hidden Figures presented three brilliant black women who just wanted to do their jobs."
— Jenna Marotta
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"Melfi never loses sight of his heroines' dual struggle, as women and as black people. He encourages his actors to play on that duality with wisdom, anger, and a nuanced sort of farce."
— Michael Sragow