Hidden Figures vs The Girl with the Needle
Hidden Figures has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.6/10 for The Girl with the Needle). The Girl with the Needle is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 7m. Hidden Figures is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hidden Figures
The Girl with the Needle| Hidden Figures | The Girl with the Needle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Theodore Melfi | Magnus von Horn |
| Main cast | Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Taraji P. Henson, Saniyya Sidney, Kevin Costner | Søren Sætter-Lassen, Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Joachim Fjelstrup, Besir Zeciri |
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 Girl with the Needle
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.
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