---
title: 'Hidden Figures (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Theodore Melfi'
released: '2016-12-26'
runtime_minutes: 127
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hidden-figures-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hidden Figures (2016)

2016 · PG · 127 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film co-produced and directed by Theodore Melfi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Allison Schroeder. It is loosely based on the 2016 book by Margot Lee Shetterly. It follows three female African-American mathematicians, Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who worked at NASA during the Space Race in the 1950s and 1960s. Other stars include Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, and Glen Powell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Theodore Melfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-melfi)
- **Screenplay:** [Theodore Melfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-melfi), [Margot Lee Shetterly](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-lee-shetterly), [Allison Schroeder](https://cinepixo.com/people/allison-schroeder)
- **Producer:** [Theodore Melfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-melfi), [Pharrell Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/pharrell-williams), [Donna Gigliotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-gigliotti), [Peter Chernin](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-chernin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pharrell Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/pharrell-williams), [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer), [Benjamin Wallfisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-wallfisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mandy Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/mandy-walker)

## Cast

- [Jim Parsons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-parsons) as Paul Stafford
- [Octavia Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/octavia-spencer) as Dorothy Vaughan
- [Ken Strunk](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-strunk)
- [Kimberly Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-quinn) as Ruth
- [Kevin Costner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-costner) as Al Harrison
- [Glen Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-powell) as John Glenn
- [Martin Luther King Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr) as Martin Luther King Jr.
- [Rhoda Griffis](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhoda-griffis)
- [Saniyya Sidney](https://cinepixo.com/people/saniyya-sidney) as Constance Johnson
- [Maria Howell](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-howell)
- [Alkoya Brunson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alkoya-brunson)
- [Taraji P. Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/taraji-p-henson) as Katherine Johnson
- [Mahershala Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahershala-ali) as Jim Johnson
- [Janelle Monáe](https://cinepixo.com/people/janelle-monae) as Mary Jackson
- [Cullen Moss](https://cinepixo.com/people/cullen-moss)

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Official site: https://family.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/hidden-figures
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hidden-figures-2016
Film facts: Wikidata (Q23755544); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.