Widows (2018 film)

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Widows (2018 film) is a 2018 heist thriller directed by Steve McQueen that follows a group of women who plan a robbery to pay off their deceased husbands’ criminal debts.

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Widows (1983 TV series) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime drama film
film
heist film
thriller film
awardNomination BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
basedOn Widows (2018 film) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Widows (1983 TV series)

Widows by Lynda La Plante
boxOffice 76000000 USD (approximate)
budget 42000000 USD
character Alice Gunner
Belle
Harry Rawlings
Jack Mulligan
Jamal Manning
Jatemme Manning
Linda Perelli
Veronica Rawlings
cinematographer Sean Bobbitt
composer Hans Zimmer
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Steve McQueen
distributor 20th Century Fox
editor Joe Walker
filmingLocation City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
follows group of women planning a heist
genre crime drama
heist
thriller
hasTheme betrayal
class and race in urban politics
female empowerment
grief
loyalty
mainSubject organized crime
political corruption
robbery
widows
mpaaRating R
narrativeLocation City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
nominatedPerson Daniel Kaluuya
Viola Davis
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A group of widows plan a robbery to pay off their deceased husbands’ criminal debts
premiereEvent Toronto International Film Festival
surface form: 2018 Toronto International Film Festival
producer Arnon Milchan
Emile Sherman
Iain Canning
Steve McQueen
productionCompany Film4 Productions
Regency Enterprises
See-Saw Films
releaseDate 2018-09-08
reviewAggregationSite Metacritic
Rotten Tomatoes
runningTime 129 minutes
screenwriter Gillian Flynn
Steve McQueen
setIn City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
starring Brian Tyree Henry
Carrie Coon
Colin Farrell
Cynthia Erivo
Daniel Kaluuya
Elizabeth Debicki
Garret Dillahunt
Jacki Weaver
Jon Bernthal
Liam Neeson
Michelle Rodriguez
Robert Duvall
Viola Davis
theatricalRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
theatricalReleaseDate 2018-11-16

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Widows (2018 film) basedOn Widows (2018 film) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Widows (1983 TV series)
Steve McQueen directed Widows (2018 film)
this entity surface form: Widows
Iain Canning notableWork Widows (2018 film)
Steve McQueen notableWork Widows (2018 film)
this entity surface form: Widows
Viola Davis notableWork Widows (2018 film)