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Widows (2018)

Widows is a crime thriller set in contemporary Chicago and based on a British TV series that follows four women who have all recently lost their husbands after a robbery they were all involved in went wrong. Learning that their husbands left the women with a $2 million debt from a local crime boss, they join together to steal a more significant amount from a nearby politician to survive.

Widows
R
Thriller
Drama
Crime

Director
Steve McQueen
Release Date
November 16, 2018
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
Cast
Daniel Kaluuya , Brian Tyree Henry , Liam Neeson , Cynthia Erivo , Michelle Rodriguez , Colin Farrell , Carrie Coon , Robert Duvall , Viola Davis , Elizabeth Debicki , Andre Holland , Jacki Weaver
Writers
Gillian Flynn , Steve McQueen
Runtime
130minutes
Budget
$42million

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