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Hidden Figures

Movie · 2016 · 127 min

A warm, rousing crowd-pleaser that turns quiet perseverance into thrilling, triumphant drama.

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2016 film directed by Theodore Melfi
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Year
2016
Runtime
127 min
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • gender
  • ambition
  • justice
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Theodore Melfi
Written by
Margot Lee Shetterly, Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroeder
Starring
John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson
Music
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams
Cinematography
Mandy Walker
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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