Hidden Figures vs Nickel Boys
Hidden Figures has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Nickel Boys). Hidden Figures is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 20m. Hidden Figures is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hidden Figures
Nickel Boys| Hidden Figures | Nickel Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Theodore Melfi | RaMell Ross |
| Main cast | Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Taraji P. Henson, Saniyya Sidney, Kevin Costner | Hamish Linklater, Luke Tennie, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Gralen Bryant Banks, Fred Hechinger |
Synopsis
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.
Nickel Boys
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
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