Reviews & Ratings for
Hidden Figures (2016)

The road to Oscars… (Best Picture Nomination 2/9)

Hidden Figures Movie Review

This is a story about the colored women in NASA who made a whole lot of difference minus very little acknowledgement for their roles in the 1960’s space program.
The racism prevalent in the 1960s America is the major focus in this film and seeing by the reviews, comments and criticism facing this film in 2016-17, it seems like that Racism is alive and well. Which is what makes this ALL the more important. It shows how racial segregation used to work back then and how unfair it all was.
Despite this situation, the story mainly follows 3 very brilliant women who slowly rise through the ranks and make something of themselves.

Its directly pretty well, with lots of context given to the film so that NON-Americans (such as we at Film Pickle) can quickly get the mood of the times and the sexist attitude towards women.
But other than the racism and sexism this movie is ALSO about NASA and the early days of space race. So it’s a bit comparable to the documentary series – From the Earth to the Moon – but with more of these women in focus.

Story and Plot wise, if you know about the US space program or have any interest in Space, this film is quite interesting. Even if you don’t understand math (I personally don’t get math at all) this movie is broken down and explained for the layman.

The performances are pretty good all over but none of them stand out as exceptional. Every role is done well and works fine.

Rating: 9/10. If you like movies about the Space race, or highlighting racial segregation or just biopics about accomplished but unknown people, this movie is highly recommended.