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Four women who team up to complete a heist.
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Release Date:
Friday, November 16, 2018 Nationwide
violence, language throughout, and some sexual content/nudity RESTRICTED
Plot: What's the story about?
From Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. 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 (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) 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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Who stars in Widows: Cast List
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Who's making Widows: Crew List
A look at the Widows behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steve McQueen last directed Occupied City and 12 Years a Slave. The film's writer Steve McQueen last wrote 12 Years a Slave and Shame.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Iain CanningSteve McQueen
Emile Sherman
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Production: What we know about Widows?
Key Facts
- The film adaptation will be contemporary and set in a U.S. city. The script calls for four female leads: two black, one white and one Latina (Hollywood Reporter, 9/27/16).
- Based on the 1980s British TV series written by Lynda La Plante.
Filming Timeline
- 2018 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2017 - October: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2017 - April: The film was set to Production status.
- 2016 - September: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2014 - November: The film was set to Development status.
Widows Release Date: When was the film released?
Widows was a Nationwide release in 2018 on Friday, November 16, 2018. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Green Book and Instant Family.
Widows DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Widows was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 .