Widows (2018)

Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

Director:

Steve McQueen

Writers:

Gillian Flynn (screenplay by), Steve McQueen (screenplay by)

Stars:

Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Viola Davis	...	Veronica
Liam Neeson	...	Harry Rawlings
Jon Bernthal	...	Florek
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo	...	Carlos
Coburn Goss	...	Jimmy Nunn
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Linda
Alejandro Verdin	...	Xavy
Bailey Rhyse Walters	...	Gracie (as Bailey Walters)
Elizabeth Debicki	...	Alice
Carrie Coon	...	Amanda
Robert Duvall	...	Tom Mulligan
Colin Farrell	...	Jack Mulligan
Molly Kunz	...	Siobhan
James Vincent Meredith	...	John / Mulligan Man
Brian Tyree Henry	...	Jamal Manning

Storyline

"Widows" is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

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Plot Keywords:

based on tv series | heist | politician | girl gang | widow | 

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Taglines:

Left with nothing. Capable of anything.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout, and some sexual content/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Twitter

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Widows

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises,See-Saw Films,Film4

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amy Adams was rumored for a role when the film was first announced.

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Goofs

When the 'husbands' gang are surrounded and the van explodes it neatly separates into two halves and was clearly cut in two by the production crew. Real explosions are not so neat.

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Quotes

Veronica: [to her gang] Now the best thing we have going for us, is being who we are.
Alice: Why ?
Veronica: Because no-one thinks we have the balls to pull this off.

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Connections

Featured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 10 September 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Big Unknown
Performed by Sade

User Reviews

A Mixed Bag of A Movie

Incoherent in its multiplicity of themes this movies is a mixed bag of elements that worked and others that just overly complicated a simple heist.

What was good, Colin Farrell was good as was Elizabeth Debicki giving solid nuanced performances of conflicted characters, I also loved Olivia the dog who just dominated her scenes. Viola Davis and Liam Neeson overworked it and appeared nearly hysterical throughout which was a great shame.

The plot was labyrinthine and some plot turns just had no motivational necessity.

Overall I enjoyed it but where was the glittering promise we expected from Steve McQueen who seems to have lost his way he needs to decide either a block buster crime drama or an issue led movie a mixture of two genres is destined for failure.