I just got back from watching Hidden Figures, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. In case you haven't seen the trailer...

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Hidden Figures is a powerful story, and a surprising one. I and the people I watched it with kept asking, "Why haven't I heard about this before?"

But I remembered that Fargo began with the solemn text-over statement that

This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred.

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