Hidden Figures vs Waiting for the Barbarians
Hidden Figures has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for Waiting for the Barbarians). Waiting for the Barbarians is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 7m. Hidden Figures is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hidden Figures
Waiting for the Barbarians| Hidden Figures | Waiting for the Barbarians | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Theodore Melfi | Ciro Guerra |
| Main cast | Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Taraji P. Henson, Saniyya Sidney, Kevin Costner | Sam Reid, Greta Scacchi, David Dencik, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson |
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.
Waiting for the Barbarians
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
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