Widows

About Widows

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities.

Widows is a 2018 crime thriller film directed by Steve McQueen. Released in November 2018, it runs 129 minutes.

Viola Davis takes the lead as Veronica Rawlings, Michelle Rodriguez as Linda, Elizabeth Debicki as Alice, and Cynthia Erivo as Belle. Written by Gillian Flynn and Steve McQueen. Production companies include Film4 Productions and New Regency Pictures. The film began as a television series.

Shelv files it under money, widow, feminism, and politician. It streams on Starz Apple TV channel in the United States.

Heat, The Fugitive, and The Usual Suspects make useful companions to Widows, all filed under betrayal, heist, and neo-noir. It scores 6.5 out of 10 from 2,560 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.