Widows Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 5, 2019

Widows

Release Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 Theaters

Four women who team up to complete a heist.

Director: Steve McQueen

Starring: Viola Davis • Cynthia Erivo • Daniel Kaluuya • Michelle Rodriguez • Liam Neeson

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3.9 / 5

77% WILL SEE 23% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Four women who team up to complete a heist.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: 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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Widows.

Viola Davis
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, G20
Cynthia Erivo
Wicked, Karoshi
Daniel Kaluuya
Get Out, Black Panther
Michelle Rodriguez
Fast X, Crisis
Liam Neeson
The Naked Gun, Unknown
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Elizabeth Debicki
The Man From U.N.C.L.E, MaXXXine
Colin Farrell
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Batman
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Brian Tyree Henry
Transformers One, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
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Garret Dillahunt
Sarah's Oil, Just Before I Go
Carrie Coon
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, His Three Daughters
J
Jacki Weaver
Wildflower, Bird Box
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Jon Bernthal
The Accountant 2, The Account 2

Crew Behind the Film

The Widows behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Steve McQueen last directed Blitz and Occupied City. The film's writer Steve McQueen last wrote Blitz and 12 Years a Slave.

Director: Steve McQueen
Screenwriters: Steve McQueen
Gillian Flynn
Producers: Iain Canning
Steve McQueen
Emile Sherman

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Film4
New Regency Enterprises
See-Saw Films

Production Details

What we know about the Widows movie production.

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.

Production Updates for Widows

Apr 2018

Completed

Changed Widows movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Nov 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for violence, language throughout, and some sexual content/nudity
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English