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Widows (2018)
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo
6.8
91%Runtime129 min
Rating15
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A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Widows (2018), directed by Steve McQueen, has received critical acclaim, with a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film has also received positive audience reception, earning a 6.8/10 rating on IMDb, indicating that both critics and audiences have embraced this crime thriller drama.
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Director Steve McQueen's 2018 crime thriller Widows features an acclaimed ensemble cast including Viola Davis, offering a gritty, suspenseful take on a heist film with complex themes of loss, grief, and resilience that will captivate fans of sophisticated character-driven dramas.
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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, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, and Liam Neeson in an ensemble supporting cast.
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