Hidden Figures vs The Cool Lakes of Death

Hidden Figures has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for The Cool Lakes of Death). The Cool Lakes of Death is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 7m. The Cool Lakes of Death is the older of the two (1982 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hidden Figures posterHidden Figures2016 VS The Cool Lakes of Death posterThe Cool Lakes of Death1982
Hidden FiguresThe Cool Lakes of Death
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 5.9/10
Year20161982
Length2h 7m2h 4m
GenresDrama, HistoryDrama, History
Country–Netherlands
DirectorTheodore MelfiNouchka van Brakel
Main castJim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Taraji P. Henson, Saniyya Sidney, Kevin CostnerDerek de Lint, Renée Soutendijk, Huub Stapel, Peter Faber, Erik van 't Wout

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.

The Cool Lakes of Death

Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.

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