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Hidden Figures

(26,526)7.82 h 6 min2016X-RayPG

An incredible & inspiring untold true story about three women at NASA who were instrumental in one of history’s greatest operations – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

Directors: Theodore Melfi

Starring: Taraji P. Henson Janelle Monae Kevin Costner

Genres: Historical Drama

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: EnglishEnglish [Audio Description]

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Supporting actors: Kirsten Dunst Jim Parsons Octavia Spencer

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Content advisory: Drug usefoul languagesexual contentviolence

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Scubafiend

Did we watch the same film???

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017

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I always read the 1 and 2 star reviews just to see what people's take is on a film. I seriously wonder if the individuals giving this film 1 or 2 stars actually watched the same film! I'm guessing that most if not all are written by people too young to have experienced even the tail end of race relations in the US in the 60s and 70s, and are applying that filter to their opinion. Do you think they made it up about the separate drinking fountains, rest rooms, and back of the bus??? Unfortunately, No. Is it so difficult to believe ANY woman would have had the brains and abilities to so what these women did? But I digress.

The film was well written, directed, and acted. It was great to see the original footage of liftoff used in the film. I was glad to see the update at the end of the film, telling just a little more about the history of these brilliant women after the time period of the film. These were real women who clearly had a groundbreaking impact on many aspects of our country. I think it is a fitting tribute to amazing women at an exciting and difficult time in our history.

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ThriftyEngineer

Awe inspiring and inspirational

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2017

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Excellent. I am a female engineer and I recall the day I realized in a class of 250 statics students that I was the ONLY female, in 1991. I left class in tears because no one had warned me that I could literally be the only girl in the entire engineering program entering that year. i had to walk all the way across the engineering building to the only ladies restroom in that building when I needed to go. I went to my advisor, who was a nice German man, but very linear. He asked me if I had a problem with the lecture or the material. I was sobbing and answering of course not. and he told me to run along now and it would all turn out fine. Today I work for a major aerospace engineering company and it is indeed all fine...but I never went through even a fraction of what these ladies faced in the initial days of the space program. I am forever in their debt. I will forever respect ALL of the women of color and those who were not of color, because without them paving the way, today I would still be unable to often be the only female engineer in the room. Luckily, I'm not ALWAYS the only female engineer in the room. I pray this movie will inspire the next generation of lady engineers because this society is in dire need of our technical voices at this time.

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C. Au

Want more movies like this!

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2017

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We need more movies like this.

This is a story about the unsung heroines who helped calculate the orbits for the space program. We always see the astronauts and mission control, so it was refreshing to see a story behind the trenches. Not only that, but these women were brilliant at a time when women and especially black women didn't do math or science (or full time jobs!). I had no clue these women even existed and am rather ticked that they are only now getting widespread recognition. This is such an inspiring story for any young women looking to break into science, math, computer or engineering fields.

The acting was excellent and there was plenty of humor sprinkled around. There was a mix of old footage to supplement the new to give a well rounded look at what went on during the time of the launches. Anyone else bite their nails even though we know John Glenn made it ok? lol!

Although there was some uncomfortable racist/sexist stuff these women had to slog through, it was more of the subtle type which can be harder to deal with than in your face stuff. I liked how the people changed when confronted directly. I especially loved the 'this is the way it is' entrenched mentality that both whites and blacks had to overcome. It gave a mild yet realistic portrayal of the obstacles these ladies had to deal with in addition to their work and made me respect them even more.

I totally recommend this for anyone interested in the space program and science stuff.

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Michael Griswold

Hidden in More Ways Than One

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2017

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Viewers should not be scared off by the two hour plus running time because watching Hidden Figures does not feel like two hours. I felt like I had just sat down and then it was over. Have not felt like that watching a movie in a long time. Hidden Figures is actually two concurrent stories wrapped into one. First, NASA needs the best minds around to win the space race over the Soviets, so you have the chaos of the space race. Enter these three black woman who are unquestionably smart and work hard at what they do. But the problem is that this is early 1960’s Virginia where woman do not have jobs as computer programmers and mathematicians. They also have another strike against them in that they are black in a world that remains largely segregated.

This is the world that these three woman had to butt up against confronting both institutional and social prejudice, tradition bound gender roles, and outright racism. But it’s not a downer movie, it comes across as really uplifting and positive as it shows the values of love of friendship that these ladies have for each other, which is a far cry from tear down fests we usually see on the small screen.

It’s so powerfully acted and told that those two hours will just fly away.

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Wende13

Amazing Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2017

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What an incredible movie! What a true shame that I am only learning about all this in 2017! These women's stories should have been told decades ago.

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in the classroom

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017

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We were able to get parental consent to view this in the 5th grade classroom. I developed a unit integrating this film with social studies and reading after study of both Civil Rights and the Space Race/Cold War at the end of the school year. Using articles from Newsela and Smithsonian, we explored comprehension questions to compare different texts about the same topic. We used the film as another 21st century text in conjunction with the Young Readers' edition of the book by Shetterly. We paused the film a few times to discuss context. At the end of the film, I had a whiteboard full of students solving math equations. Next year, I might tie in math and science/engineering, too, and incorporate all of the subjects within the unit.

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Ms. Particular

Love it - watched over and over

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017

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Love, love, love this movie!!! I've watched it over 5 times already, and still really enjoy it every time I watch it. Very inspiring story and presented in an excellent way. I plan to keep this movie for years and to watch it with my kids when they are old enough to follow/understand.

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pat

Check your country for viewing!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2019

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Should have returned it as it was not suitable for viewing in England. Wish it had been clearer on description. Gave it to an American friend.

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Barrie Jenks

Should have gone to specsavers!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2018

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Great film - when I eventually purchased the correct Region version!!!!

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Thomas Parker

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2018

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an excellent video showing how coloured folks were so miss treated yet so valuable and intelligent

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Alan Armstrong

WILL NOT PLAY ON UK SMART TV

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2020

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I ORDERED THE ABOVE DVD, FROM AMAZON UK, TO BE DELIVERED TO A FRIEND U.K. IT WILL NOT PLAY ON SMART TV AND ASKs FOR SOME CODE? DO NOT KNOW WHAT OR WHERE TO GET CODE?

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David

NO Good for Europe

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2018

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You cannot view this in Europe , it is useless.

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