Ranking February 2017's Movies From Worst To Best

5. Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures
20th Century Fox

RottenTomatoes Score: 92% (7.5/10)

Box Office: The $25 million Oscar-nominated drama has ridden the wave of strong reviews and the awards boost to an astonishing $171.3 million worldwide. And Hollywood executives still think movies with predominantly black casts don't sell?

Verdict: While formulaic in places, Hidden Figures is a highly entertaining look at the largely untold story of the contributions black women made to the space program, with a trio of killer performances from Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe.

Kevin Costner also provides fantastic support as their sympathetic, bespectacled superior, and while not as complex or nuanced as most of the other Best Picture nominees, it's a rousing crowd-pleaser all the same.

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