Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hidden Figures

If you loved Hidden Figures, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
A Million Miles Away

A Million Miles Away

2023★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hidden Figures for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space....

#2
First Man

First Man

2018★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hidden Figures for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969....

#3
Contact

Contact

1997★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hidden Figures for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action...

#4
Glory Road

Glory Road

2006★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hidden Figures for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship....

#5
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hidden Figures for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis....

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The Aviator

The Aviator

2004★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hidden Figures for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while...

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