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Ariana Neal

Saniyya Sidney

Zani Jones Mbayise

Donna Biscoe

Olek Krupa

Aldis Hodge

Kimberly Quinn

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Lidya Jewett

Karan Kendrick

Jaiden Kaine

Kurt Krause

Ken Strunk

Selah Kimbro Jones

Tre Stokes

Corey Mendell Parker

Ashton Tyler

Alkoya Brunson

Ron Clinton Smith

Gregory Alan Williams

Maria Howell

Arnell Powell

Crystal Lee Brown

Tequilla Whitfield

Dane Davenport

Evan Holtzman

Travis Smith

Scott Michael Morgan

Chris Cavalier

Robert G. McKay

Rhoda Griffis

Karen Wheeling Reynolds

Kate Kneeland

Joe Knezevich

Paul Ryden

John Atwood

Jon Edwin Wright

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Michael Hartson

Bob Jennings

Gary Weeks

Afemo Omilami

Cullen Moss

Amy Tipton

Elijah Everett

Andre Pushkin

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David Kallaway

Addison Rose Melfi

Paige Nicollette

Jason Inman

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Renee Ehrlich Kalfus

Peter Teschner

Jeremy Woolsey

Wynn Thomas

Peter Chernin

Jenno Topping

Pharrell Williams

Allison Schroeder

Margot Lee Shetterly

Donna Gigliotti

Ivana Lombardi

Victoria Thomas

Jamal Daniel

Mandy Walker

Renee Witt

Mimi Valdés

Kevin Halloran

Jasmine Alexia Jackson

Jason Ellson

Melissa Forney

Missy Parker

Chloe Lipp

Danny Brown

Valerie Zielonka

Rif Dagher

Greg Tresan

Catherine Wilson

Dustin Angus

Susan Dawes

Derek Vanderhorst

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Richard Ford

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Justin Yardley Jones

Chris Birdsong

Mark R. Byers

Louie Northern

Yolanda Sheridan

Chris Culliton

Phil Barrie

Ellen Semones

Erin Michael Rettig

Rebecca Napier White

Micky Froehlich

Chris LeDoux

Selena Evans-Miller

Gail Hunter

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Thomas Kuo

Meredith Coats

Andy Nelson

Scott Sealock

Wayne Lemmer

Sean Pollack

Jason Sanford

Beverly Jo Pryor

Kendra L. Patterson

Stefan Andersson

Paula Elins

Bonnie Grisan

Hopper Stone

Chad Schroeder

Edward Young

Craig Henighan

Benjamin Wallfisch

Hans Zimmer

Peter Persaud

David Betancourt

Steve Baine

Luke Schwarzweller

R.J. Kizer

Matthew Nicolay

Greg Harmon

Doug Harmes

Angie Woodard

Carol Francoso

Lawrence Heap

Marc Casey

Linton Flowers

Jarek Gorczycki

Roman Weaver

Nathan Krochmal

Jason Sweers

Jonathan McKeown

Ashunta Sheriff

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Reno

**The other side story of the historic event!**

This film did not just represented the black people, but the women as well. Today we talk about discrimination against women, though this film is an example that it all had started way long ago, yet the struggle has not ended. Anyway, this is a biopic, a biopic of three women and their struggle not just being a black, but being women. When the nation was eager to send its first man to the space, there was some trouble within the team who are behind it to work together as one. Lots of inspiring events reveal how the history was made and the working culture was changed forever inside the NASA.

The film was nominated for the Oscars in the three slots, but did not win any. That's fine, because I would prefer those real women to be recognised over what this film had achieved. All the three actresses were good. Their roles were unique from one another. Really a wonder film about three real persons in one film. Something rare in films to highlight their achievements equally. The personal life, as well as their professional was well briefed.

The others like Kevin and Dunst in small part were also good. Directed by just a one film old filmmaker. He did good. The screenplay was adapted from the book of the same name. Deserved all the awards and praises it had received. After seeing how it had ended, a sequel could be possible. Mission Moon. I hope they would consider it! Seems a nice idea!

_8/10_

Gimly

Do not at all think that by my feelings I attempt to diminish the achievements of those who made _Hidden Figures_ nor the real women around which the story revolves, this simply just wasn't for me.

_Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._

CinemaSerf

This is quite a compelling story of three ladies who played a crucial part in the NASA operation that ultimately put John Glen into space. All three were mathematicians drafted in to provide their skills but unlike so many of their colleagues, they were subject to prejudices surrounding their race and their gender. The women adopted the best solution to combat this bigotry, though - they decided there are more ways than one to skin a cat and so let their astonishing talents do their talking for them. Luckily, Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) had a boss in Al Harrison (Kevin Costner) who was essentially a practical and politically motivated man who cared far less about segregation and much more about beating the Soviets into space. His attitude, that swiftly builds into a considerable degree of respect, enabled her to step up and demonstrate she was every bit as good, if not better, than those white men around her - all rather uniformly dressed in white shirts and ties. Across the corridor, the equally adept Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) was fighting her own battle for recognition as the supervisor of a crack team that was charged with installing, programming and validating the workings of a brand new IBM computer. Finally, the triumvirate was made up by Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) whose skills were going to be crucial if the heat shield on the module charged with getting the astronaut (Glen Powell) back to Earth safely was going to work properly. Director Theodore Melfi manages to delicately marry these three threads together keeping the story interesting and investing us not just in the struggles of these women but also in the excitement of the practical science unfolding before us. Henson and Spencer are convincingly understated with their performances and though Monáe is less prominent, the three characterisations still resonate well and informatively. I knew nothing of those people before I watched this - I'm glad I did.

Hidden Figures( 2016)

Meet the women you don't know, behind the mission you do.

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A review by Reno

Written by Reno on Sat Sep 16 2017

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