Left with nothing. Capable of anything.
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.
Widows (2018) is a drama, crime and thriller film directed by Steve McQueen, released on November 6, 2018 with a runtime of 2h 9m. It stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki and Cynthia Erivo. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 2,534 ratings.
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Viola Davis
as Veronica Rawlings
Michelle Rodriguez
as Linda
Elizabeth Debicki
as Alice
Cynthia Erivo
as Belle
Colin Farrell
as Jack Mulligan
Robert Duvall
as Tom Mulligan
Liam Neeson
as Harry Rawlings
Brian Tyree Henry
as Jamal Manning
Daniel Kaluuya
as Jatemme Manning
Lukas Haas
as David
Garret Dillahunt
as Bash
Carrie Coon
as Amanda
Directed by Steve McQueen, written by Gillian Flynn, Steve McQueen and Lynda La Plante, produced by Arnon Milchan, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 2,534 ratings.
Director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn co-wrote the screenplay for his crazy-intense looking crime thriller starring queen of all queens, Viola Davis. Those three names are honestly all it would take to lure us to a theater, but it actually gets better: the film, based on Lynda La Plante’s novel of the same name, follows four women whose duplicitous husbands’ deaths lead them…
Reviewed on September 5, 2018
Director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn co-wrote the screenplay for his crazy-intense looking crime thriller starring queen of all queens, Viola Davis. Those three names are honestly all it would take to lure us to a theater, but it actually gets better: the film, based on Lynda La Plante’s novel of the same name, follows four women whose duplicitous husbands’ deaths lead them…
Reviewed on September 5, 2018
This film contains two movies, and I enjoyed one of them: Widows is the story of a trio of...well, widows, who hatch a scheme to pull off a heist. The reason why the widows choose to pull off this heist in the first place is a threat by gangster-turned-political-hopeful Jamal Manning (played by Brian Tyree Henry). It was his money that the deceased husbands of the women were trying to steal before dying in an…
Reviewed on November 22, 2018
Arguably longer than it had to be, particualrly when a lot of side-stories had little context and zero payoff. But there is not a **single** member of this cast who disappoints. Obviously heist movies are not a new thing, but there has never been a heist movie like _Widows_ before. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
Reviewed on February 3, 2019
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Widows (2018) is available to stream on Starz Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Widows (2018) includes Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo and Colin Farrell. The film was directed by Steve McQueen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Widows was released on November 6, 2018 and runs for 2h 9m.
Widows (2018) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 2,534 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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