---
title: 'Widows (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steve McQueen'
released: '2018-11-06'
runtime_minutes: 128
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/widows-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4218572/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Widows (2018)

2018 · R · 128 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Widows is a 2018 neo-noir heist thriller film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by Gillian Flynn and McQueen, based upon the 1983 British television series of the same name. The plot follows four Chicago women who attempt to steal $5 million from the home of a prominent local politician in order to pay back a crime boss missing money stolen by the women's husbands before they were killed in a botched getaway attempt. A British-American co-production, the film stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki in the title roles alongside Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, and Liam Neeson in an ensemble supporting cast.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen-2), [Gillian Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillian-flynn)
- **Producer:** [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen-2), [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan), [Iain Canning](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-canning), [Emile Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-sherman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer), [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sean Bobbitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-bobbitt)
- **Editor:** [Joe Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-walker)

## Cast

- [Adepero Oduye](https://cinepixo.com/people/adepero-oduye)
- [Jacki Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacki-weaver)
- [Kevin J. O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-j-o-connor)
- [Matt Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-walsh)
- [Daniel Kaluuya](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-kaluuya)
- [Colin Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-farrell-2)
- [Garret Dillahunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/garret-dillahunt)
- [André Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-holland)
- [Brian Tyree Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-tyree-henry)
- [Carrie Coon](https://cinepixo.com/people/carrie-coon)
- [Michelle Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-rodriguez)
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)
- [Liam Neeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-neeson) as Veronica’s husband
- [Cynthia Erivo](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-erivo)
- [Elizabeth Debicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-debicki)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/widows-2018
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