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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures, Levantine Films, Chernin Entertainment
- Keyword: nasa, mathematics, sexism, biography, racial segregation, racism, historical fiction, scientist, space race, discrimination, angry, 1960s, space program, african american history, dramatic, admiring, apologetic, arrogant, authoritarian, bold, callous, condescending, disrespectful, earnest, frustrated, powerful
- Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons