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Widows
2018
· Movie
· 129 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2441
- IMDb #2634
- Google retired #3101
- Rotten Tomatoes #1944
- Metacritic #918
- Letterboxd #1968
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #837
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3244
- Metacritic Critics #424
- Metacritic Audience #2471
- Criticker #1487
- Douban #2499
- Kinopoisk #4192
- AlloCiné #2368
- Trakt #2924
Every rating
52–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 88, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →After their criminal husbands are killed during a failed heist, four women with nothing in common are left with a debt to a dangerous crime boss. Veronica, the wife of the gang's leader, finds her husband's plan for the next job. She recruits the other widows to pull off the heist he had planned, forcing them to learn the skills needed to finish the job and secure their futures.
Details
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Writers
- Gillian Flynn, Steve McQueen
- Based on
- Widows
- Released
- 6 November 2018
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $42.0M
- Box office
- $76.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Best Acting Ensemble 2018 | Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Widows | Nominee |
| Best Action Movie 2018 | Best Action Movie | Widows | Nominee |
| Best Actress 2018 | Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role 2018 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama 2018 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay 2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay 2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Gillian Flynn | Nominee |
| Best Director 2018 | Best Director | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
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Best Adapted Screenplay
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Gillian Flynn | Nominee |
Best Ensemble
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble | The cast of Widows | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Francine Maisler, Mickie Paskal & Jennifer Rudnicke | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
Screenwriter of the Year
2 nominations
| Screenwriter of the Year | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Gillian Flynn | Nominee |
Best Acting Ensemble
1 nomination
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of Widows | Nominee |
Best Action Movie
1 nomination
| Best Action Movie | Widows | Nominee |
Best Actress
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Steve McQueen | Nominee |
Best Editing
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
Best Ensemble Cast
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble Cast | The cast of Widows | Nominee |
Best Film
1 nomination
| Best Film | Widows | Nominee |
Best Film Editing
1 nomination
| Best Film Editing | Joe Walker | Nominee |
Best Motion Picture – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Widows | Nominee |
Best Original Score
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Steve McQueen & Gillian Flynn | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Elizabeth Debicki | Nominee |
British/Irish Actor of the Year
1 nomination
| British/Irish Actor of the Year | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
Outstanding Cinematography
1 nomination
| Outstanding Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt | Nominee |
Supporting Actor of the Year
1 nomination
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
Supporting Actress of the Year
1 nomination
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Elizabeth Debicki | Nominee |
Top 10 Films
1 nomination
| Top 10 Films | Widows | Nominee |