Fanon vs Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Fanon). Hidden Figures is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 12m. Hidden Figures is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fanon
Hidden Figures| Fanon | Hidden Figures | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Claude Barny | Theodore Melfi |
| Main cast | Stanislas Merhar, Olivier Gourmet, Déborah François, Arthur Dupont, Salomé Partouche | Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Taraji P. Henson, Saniyya Sidney, Kevin Costner |
Synopsis
Fanon
Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist from Martinique, has just been appointed head of department at the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. His methods contrast with those of the other doctors in a context of colonization. A biopic in the heart of the Algerian war where a fight is waged in the name of Humanity.
Hidden Figures
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.
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