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Hidden Figures

2016 film directed by Theodore Melfi
Movie film Q23755544
Hidden Figures
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Summary

Hidden Figures is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,191 views/month, #132 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Theodore Melfi[4]
  • Screenwriter: Theodore Melfi[5], Allison Schroeder[6], Margot Lee Shetterly[7]
  • Composer: Pharrell Williams[8], Hans Zimmer[9], Benjamin Wallfisch[10]
  • Genre: biographical film[11], drama film[12]
  • Based on: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race[13]
  • Cast member: Taraji P. Henson[14], Octavia Spencer[15], Janelle Monáe[16], Kevin Costner[17], Kirsten Dunst[18], Jim Parsons[19], Glen Powell[20], Mahershala Ali[21], Rhoda Griffis[22], Maria Howell[23], Aldis Hodge[24], Gary Weeks[25], Saniyya Sidney[26], Kimberly Quinn[27]
  • Producer: Peter Chernin[28], Donna Gigliotti[29], Pharrell Williams[30], Theodore Melfi[31]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[32], Chernin Entertainment[33], Donna Gigliotti[34], TSG Entertainment[35]
  • Director of photography: Mandy Walker[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[37]
  • Commons category: Hidden Figures[38]
  • Soundtrack release: Hidden Figures – Original Score[39], Able[40]
  • Distribution format: digital download[41], video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[43], 93%[44], 74/100[45]
  • Color: color[46]
  • Country of origin: United States[47]
  • Publication date: February 2, 2017[48], December 26, 2016[49], January 6, 2017[50], February 17, 2017[51], January 19, 2017[52], March 8, 2017[53], March 10, 2017[54], February 24, 2017[55], January 26, 2017[56]
  • Characters: Katherine Johnson[57], Dorothy Vaughan[58], Mary Jackson[59], John Glenn[60], Kazimierz Czarnecki[61], John F. Kennedy[62], Martin Luther King Jr.[63]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[64], InterCom[65], Netflix[66]

Why It Matters

Hidden Figures has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did Hidden Figures receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Aldis Hodge Dorothy Vaughan film Florida Glen Powell Hans Zimmer Janelle Monáe Jim Parsons John F. Kennedy John Glenn Katherine Johnson Kevin Costner Kirsten Dunst Mahershala Ali Martin Luther King Jr. Mary Jackson Netflix Octavia Spencer Pharrell Williams Taraji P. Henson United States Virginia

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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