Hidden Figures
“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.
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Cast
62 people
Taraji P. Henson
Katherine G. Johnson
Known for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Person of Interest
Octavia Spencer
Dorothy Vaughan
Known for
The Shape of Water
Ma
Janelle Monáe
Mary Jackson
Known for
Moonlight
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kevin Costner
Al Harrison
Known for
Yellowstone
The Untouchables
Kirsten Dunst
Vivian Mitchell
Known for
Spider-Man 2
Jumanji
Jim Parsons
Paul Stafford
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
Home
Mahershala Ali
Jim Johnson
Known for
Green Book
House of Cards
Glen Powell
John Glenn
Known for
Scream Queens
The Running Man
Ariana Neal
Joylette Johnson
Known for
Archive 81
Fruitvale Station
Saniyya Sidney
Constance Johnson
Known for
King Richard
The Passage
Zani Jones Mbayise
Kathy Johnson
Known for
How to Be Single
Rogue Hostage
Donna Biscoe
Joylette Coleman
Known for
The In Between
The Fundamentals of Caring
Theodore Melfi Director · Allison Schroeder Screenplay Margot Lee Shetterly Author
Worldwide gross $236M · Budget $25M · United States release December 10, 2016
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$235,957,472
Gross vs. budget
9.4×
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production · Studio
Levantine Films
Production
Chernin Entertainment
Production
Goldenlight Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 1, 2016
Premiere · Hampton, Virginia
United States · December 10, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · April 11, 2017
Physical
United States
December 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Australia
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Austria
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
March 28, 2017 · Digital · Streaming
Canada
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Chile
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
China
June 16, 2017 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Cyprus
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Finland
March 8, 2017 · Theatrical
France
March 8, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
India
February 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Israel
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
March 8, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
September 29, 2017 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 5, 2017 · Premiere · PAC Festival
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
June 28, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
May 4, 2019 · TV · Net 5
New Zealand
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Norway
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Peru
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 25, 2017 · Theatrical
Poland
February 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Romania
December 10, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Russia
March 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 1, 2017 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 23, 2019 · TV · JOJ
South Korea
March 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 24, 2017 · Theatrical
June 26, 2017 · Physical
Switzerland
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical · German
March 8, 2017 · Theatrical · French
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
January 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 27, 2017 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
June 19, 2017 · Digital
July 3, 2017 · Physical
Uruguay
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
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