Widows (2018)

Directed by

Steve McQueen

Genre

drama film, heist film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2,498 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four women in Chicago must pull off a heist to repay a crime boss whose money was stolen by their dead husbands. They plan to steal from a local politician's home.

tensegrittysuspensefulbleakdarkmethodicalserious

What happens

Widows is a 2018 neo-noir heist thriller film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by Gillian Flynn and McQueen, based upon the 1983 British television series of the same name. The plot follows four Chicago women who attempt to steal $5 million from the home of a prominent local politician in order to pay back a crime boss missing money stolen by the women's husbands before they were killed in a botched getaway attempt. A British-American co-production, the film stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki in the title roles alongside Cynthia Erivo (in her film debut), Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, and Liam Neeson in an ensemble supporting cast. Widows premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2018, and in the United States on November 16, by 20th Century Fox. The film received critical acclaim, with praise aimed at its direction, editing, screenplay and performances (particularly Davis, Debicki and Kaluuya), with critics crediting it for blending "dramatic themes with popcorn thrills". The film grossed $76 million worldwide on a production budget of $42 million and received several award nominations, among them being one for Davis for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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