Hidden Figures (2016)

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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.

• Released: 2016-12-10
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 10,812 votes

Directed by Theodore Melfi.

Top cast

• Taraji P. Henson as Katherine G. Johnson
• Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan
• Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson
• Kevin Costner as Al Harrison
• Kirsten Dunst as Vivian Mitchell
• Jim Parsons as Paul Stafford
• Mahershala Ali as Jim Johnson
• Glen Powell as John Glenn
• Ariana Neal as Joylette Johnson
• Saniyya Sidney as Constance Johnson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hidden Figures

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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