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* ChekhovsGunman: A few minor subplot ones. One of the business owners brought on stage by Jack turns out to be Breechelle, who operates a hair salon that the heist's driver Belle works at. Jack's chauffeur seen just after the event is also seen at Breechelle's shop, and Belle recognizing him causes her to realize that Jack is still demanding money from her business.
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 CrimeFiction {{Thriller}} directed by Creator/SteveMcQueen (''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'') and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn (''Literature/GoneGirl''). It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 CrimeFiction {{Thriller}} directed by Creator/SteveMcQueen Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector (''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'') and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn (''Literature/GoneGirl''). It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
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** Alice, who typically has an American accent, fakes a Polish one and pretends to be an escaped mail-order bride when visiting a gun auction. Her sob story of being alone in America trying to escape her pursuer gains her the trust of the gun enthusiast mother and daughter she lies to, them buying her excuse for wanting multiple Glocks.
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** Alice, who typically has an American accent, fakes a Polish one and pretends to be an escaped mail-order bride when visiting a gun auction. Her sob story of being alone in America trying to escape her pursuer gains her the trust of the gun enthusiast mother and daughter she lies to, them buying her excuse for wanting multiple Glocks.Glocks.
** Averted with Veronica, who instead focuses on projecting an image of stern self-control, despite her inner turmoil from the death of her husband.
** Averted with Veronica, who instead focuses on projecting an image of stern self-control, despite her inner turmoil from the death of her husband.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Harry. While a thief, he also seems charming and truly in love with Veronica. Then he kills his own crew as part of faking his death and letting Veronica hold the bag on the robbery. He shows his true colors when confronting Veronica about the stolen money, even striking her and ready to kill her until she shoots him first. There's also David, who initially doesn't seem all that bad, but clearly views Alice as just another piece of property to own. It's also implied that he's possibly still married.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: BitchInSheepsClothing:
** Jack Mulligan displays an image on the campaign trail as a progressive politician who recognizes the value of Americans of all races. In private he is racist and homophobic, frequently putting down his opponent Jamal in attempt to pump himself up. During one public event he poses with black women he boasts he made into independent business owners, but ignores a reporter's request to speak about the claims that he's been embezzling from those same women. Then upon getting his car Jack starts ranting about "encroaching" black communities right behind the chauffeur of his car, who is also black.
** David, the man who Alice begins seeing when she joins a sexual escort service. He is seemingly kind to Alice, letting her take her time on moving toward sexual activity and using his connections to help her with the blueprint she's investigating. But he is still in a relationship with her based on around keeping Alice indebted to him with money and he sees nothing wrong with that, claiming to view all life as based around transactions. When Alice appears to warm up to him and asks, after multiple liaisons, if she could move in with him, he tries to divert the question and tells her only to care about all the money he's giving, implying he is still married.
** [[spoiler:Harry. While a thief, he also seems charming and truly in love with Veronica. Then he kills his own crew as part of faking his death and letting Veronica hold the bag on the robbery. He shows his true colors when confronting Veronica about the stolen money, even striking her and ready to kill her until she shoots him first. There's also David, who initially doesn't seem all that bad, but clearly views Alice as just another piece of property to own. It's also implied that he's possibly still married.]]
** Jack Mulligan displays an image on the campaign trail as a progressive politician who recognizes the value of Americans of all races. In private he is racist and homophobic, frequently putting down his opponent Jamal in attempt to pump himself up. During one public event he poses with black women he boasts he made into independent business owners, but ignores a reporter's request to speak about the claims that he's been embezzling from those same women. Then upon getting his car Jack starts ranting about "encroaching" black communities right behind the chauffeur of his car, who is also black.
** David, the man who Alice begins seeing when she joins a sexual escort service. He is seemingly kind to Alice, letting her take her time on moving toward sexual activity and using his connections to help her with the blueprint she's investigating. But he is still in a relationship with her based on around keeping Alice indebted to him with money and he sees nothing wrong with that, claiming to view all life as based around transactions. When Alice appears to warm up to him and asks, after multiple liaisons, if she could move in with him, he tries to divert the question and tells her only to care about all the money he's giving, implying he is still married.
** [[spoiler:Harry. While a thief, he also seems charming and truly in love with Veronica. Then he kills his own crew as part of faking his death and letting Veronica hold the bag on the robbery. He shows his true colors when confronting Veronica about the stolen money, even striking her and ready to kill her until she shoots him first.
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: What's to be expected [[RealityEnsues when several housewives have turn to using guns for the first time]]. Linda and Alice start out pretty badly the first time they practice at the gun range, finding to their dismay that every one of their bullets missed the target.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Downplayed. [[spoiler:The four women survive the heist with their lives and the money. However, their robbery of Jack Mulligan and murder of his father resulted in him winning the election in a wave of sympathy votes. And since he started all the plot's trouble, through his embezzlement of minority owners' money and hiring of Harry to steal from Jamal's campaign, it's likely he will create more problems in the future.]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: Downplayed.In the larger context. [[spoiler:The four women survive the heist with their lives and the money. However, their robbery of Jack Mulligan and murder of his father resulted in him winning the election in a wave of sympathy votes. And since he started all the plot's trouble, through his embezzlement of minority owners' money and hiring of Harry to steal from Jamal's campaign, it's likely he will create more problems in the future.]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Tom Mulligan, who was a racist and abusive old man.]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Tom Mulligan, who was a racist and abusive old man.man, is shot by Veronica during the heist, having cornered the women and then shot Alice.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: Downplayed. [[spoiler:The four women survive the heist with their lives and the money. However, their robbery of Jack Mulligan and murder of his father resulted in him winning the election in a wave of sympathy votes. And since he started all the plot's trouble, through his embezzlement of minority owners' money and hiring of Harry to steal from Jamal's campaign, it's likely he will create more problems in the future.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: Downplayed. [[spoiler:The four women survive the heist with their lives and the money. However, their robbery of Jack Mulligan and murder of his father resulted in him winning the election in a wave of sympathy votes. And since he started all the plot's trouble, through his embezzlement of minority owners' money and hiring of Harry to steal from Jamal's campaign, it's likely he will create more problems in the future.]]
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* RaceLift: The widows from the original series were three white women and one black woman. The movie's group features a more diverse group of races and nationalities.
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* RaceLift: The widows from the original series were three white women and one black woman. The movie's group features a is more diverse group of races diverse: two black women, one Latina, and nationalities.a white Polish-American woman.
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* WhamShot: [[spoiler:The shot of Harry's flask in Amanda's apartment and the realization that he's having an affair with her, followed by the further WhamShot that he's still alive.]]
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* WhamShot: [[spoiler:The shot of Harry's flask in Amanda's apartment and the realization that he's having an affair with her, followed by the further WhamShot that he's still alive.]]]]
* WoundedGazelleGambit: The titular widows demonstrate themselves to be master at this.
** Linda visits a building design firm. While there, she pretends to be a naive new employee and switches to Spanish when acting frustrated, gaining the sympathy of the Latina secretary she's speaking with. Then when meeting the husband of the designer she's looking for, she lapses into tears when said husband is indignant with her for bringing up his deceased wife (the designer). They seemingly connect in their grief, impulsively make out, and then Linda leaves with him none the wiser.
** Alice, who typically has an American accent, fakes a Polish one and pretends to be an escaped mail-order bride when visiting a gun auction. Her sob story of being alone in America trying to escape her pursuer gains her the trust of the gun enthusiast mother and daughter she lies to, them buying her excuse for wanting multiple Glocks.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: The titular widows demonstrate themselves to be master at this.
** Linda visits a building design firm. While there, she pretends to be a naive new employee and switches to Spanish when acting frustrated, gaining the sympathy of the Latina secretary she's speaking with. Then when meeting the husband of the designer she's looking for, she lapses into tears when said husband is indignant with her for bringing up his deceased wife (the designer). They seemingly connect in their grief, impulsively make out, and then Linda leaves with him none the wiser.
** Alice, who typically has an American accent, fakes a Polish one and pretends to be an escaped mail-order bride when visiting a gun auction. Her sob story of being alone in America trying to escape her pursuer gains her the trust of the gun enthusiast mother and daughter she lies to, them buying her excuse for wanting multiple Glocks.
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* ChekhovsGun: The voice-changing toy that Linda's daughter has is used later (more than one this time, of course) to disguise the widows' voices during the heist.
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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
** The voice-changing toy that Linda's daughter has is used later (more than one this time, of course) to disguise the widows' voices during theheist.heist.
** Veronica's dog, when brought to Harry's abandoned hideout, smells his scent on his jacket. [[spoiler:Her dog grows excited again at a closet door at Amanda's house, because Harry, having faked his death, is hiding inside. Also there is Harry's flask, seen briefly at the start and also spotted at Amanda's.]]
** The voice-changing toy that Linda's daughter has is used later (more than one this time, of course) to disguise the widows' voices during the
** Veronica's dog, when brought to Harry's abandoned hideout, smells his scent on his jacket. [[spoiler:Her dog grows excited again at a closet door at Amanda's house, because Harry, having faked his death, is hiding inside. Also there is Harry's flask, seen briefly at the start and also spotted at Amanda's.]]
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* CountryMatters: Alice refers to Veronica by the word due to Veronica's abrasive attitude towards her.
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* ChekhovsGun: The voice-changing toy that Linda's daughter has is used later (more than one this time, of course) to disguise the widows' voices during the heist.
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* ClusterFBomb: Tom delivers one to Jack when he tells his father he hired the campaign manager that’s been with their family for 30 years.
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* ClusterFBomb: Tom delivers one to Jack when he tells his father he hired fired the campaign manager that’s been with their family for 30 years.
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* RaceLift: The widows from the original series were three white women and one black woman. The movie's group features a variety of races nationalities.
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* AbusiveParent: Tom Mulligan was this to his son Jack, talking about how he can still beat him. Agnieska, Alice's mother. In addition to being physically abusive well into Alice's adult life, she lures her own daughter into sex work while also slut-shaming her. She's a walking horror show.
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* AbusiveParent: AbusiveParent:
** Tom Mulligan was this to his son Jack, talking about how he can still beathim. him.
** Agnieska, Alice's mother. In addition to being physically abusive well into Alice's adult life, she lures her own daughter into sex work while also slut-shaming her. She's a walking horror show.
** Tom Mulligan was this to his son Jack, talking about how he can still beat
** Agnieska, Alice's mother. In addition to being physically abusive well into Alice's adult life, she lures her own daughter into sex work while also slut-shaming her. She's a walking horror show.
* TheCaper: The centrepiece of the film is a heist to get the money Harry originally stole.
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* HeistMovie: The centrepiece of the film is a heist to get the money Harry originally stole.
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* RemakeCameo: Ann Mitchell, who played the lead in the original show, plays Amanda's mother.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Tom Mulligan, who was a racist and abusive old man.]]
* ClusterFBomb: Tom delivers one to Jack when he tells his father he hired the campaign manager that’s been with their family for 30 years.
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* WhamLine: An terrific variation: [[spoiler:While at Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. She then sees Henry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
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* WhamLine: An terrific variation: [[spoiler:While at Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. Harry. She then sees Henry's Harry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry Harry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
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The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed while they are committing a robbery and soon after find themselves threatened by Jamal Manning, the criminal who they had targeted, who demands they replay him the $2 million lost during the heist. Veronica, the leader of the women, decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, Jamal Manning is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of an influential local power broker who just happens to be the intended target of the widows' heist.
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The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are were killed while they are committing a robbery and soon after robbery, losing all of the money they stole in the process. Soon after, the widows find themselves threatened by Jamal Manning, the criminal who they their husbands had targeted, and who demands they replay him the $2 million lost during the heist. Veronica, the leader of the women, decides to use her husband's plans for another heist left behind by her husband to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. off.
Meanwhile, Jamal Manning is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of an influential local power broker who just happens to be the intended target of the widows' heist.
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* TheOner: an extended shot of Jack walking to his car and being driven through his district as he speaks with an aide about the state of the area, contrasting his words with the environment.
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* TheSociopath: Jatemme, Jamal's brother/enforcer.
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The movie stars [[AllStarCast *deep breath*]] Creator/ViolaDavis, Creator/MichelleRodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Creator/ElizabethDebicki, Creator/ColinFarrell, Bryan Tyree Henry, Creator/DanielKaluuya, Creator/JackiWeaver, Creator/CarrieCoon, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/LiamNeeson. The movie premiered at the 2018 Toronto Internationa Film Festival ahead of a November 16 release.
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The movie stars [[AllStarCast *deep breath*]] Creator/ViolaDavis, Creator/MichelleRodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Creator/ElizabethDebicki, Creator/ColinFarrell, Bryan Tyree Henry, Creator/DanielKaluuya, Creator/JackiWeaver, Jacki Weaver, Creator/CarrieCoon, Creator/RobertDuvall, Robert Duvall, and Creator/LiamNeeson. The movie premiered at the 2018 Toronto Internationa Film Festival ahead of a November 16 release.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Henry. While a thief, he also seems charming and truly in love with Veronica. Then he kills his own crew as part of faking his death and letting Veronica hold the bag on the robbery. He shows his true colors when confronting Veronica about the stolen money, even striking her and ready to kill her until she shoots him first.]]
* BrokenBird: Alice starts off as this.
* HeistMovie
[[spoiler: * DespairEventHorizon: His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
* WhamLine: An terrific variation: While at [[spoiler: Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. She then sees Henry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
* BrokenBird: Alice starts off as this.
* HeistMovie
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* WhamLine: An terrific variation: While at [[spoiler: Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. She then sees Henry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
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!!This movie contains examples of:
* AbusiveParent: Tom Mulligan was this to his son Jack, talking about how he can still beat him. Agnieska, Alice's mother. In addition to being physically abusive well into Alice's adult life, she lures her own daughter into sex work while also slut-shaming her. She's a walking horror show.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:There's almost a pile-up of BigBads. Jamal is the most blatantly threatening character who drives the plot, but he's ultimately just another victim of Harry's machinations, making Harry the true albeit hidden BigBad.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing:[[spoiler: Henry.[[spoiler:Harry. While a thief, he also seems charming and truly in love with Veronica. Then he kills his own crew as part of faking his death and letting Veronica hold the bag on the robbery. He shows his true colors when confronting Veronica about the stolen money, even striking her and ready to kill her until she shoots him first. There's also David, who initially doesn't seem all that bad, but clearly views Alice as just another piece of property to own. It's also implied that he's possibly still married.]]
* BrokenBird: Alicestarts off as this.
* HeistMovie
[[spoiler: * DespairEventHorizon: His son Marcus' shooting death at the handshas been smacked around for most of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he her life. Florek would frequently beat her, and then it's revealed that her mother was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide continues to fake his death be a horrific abuser. [[spoiler:Alice eventually develops out of this, becoming strong and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.assertive.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
* EvilOldFolks: Tom Mulligan, a corrupt and racist old monster who beat his wife and child and cares only for power.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:Veronica leaves the gun used to kill Tom Mulligan in Harry's hands. In a way, Harry is responsible for Tom's death by virtue of being responsible for the entire plot due to his selfish actions.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:For all his grief over the death of his son and his genuine surprise that Veronica didn't just sell the notebook he provided for her, when it comes right down to it, Harry cares only about himself. He coldly murders his entire crew, fakes his own death, places Veronica and the other widows in serious risk and plans to run away with his new secret family. He ultimately comes across as rather pathetic, screaming that he had to save himself and making it clear who his number one priority is.]]
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: [[spoiler:Jatemme tortures Bobby Welsh to get information out of him.]]
* HeistMovie: The centrepiece of the film is a heist to get the money Harry originally stole.
* ShowerScene: There are frequent flashbacks with Harry in the shower.
* WhamLine: An terrific variation:While [[spoiler:While at [[spoiler: Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. She then sees Henry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:The shot of Harry's flask in Amanda's apartment and the realization that he's having an affair with her, followed by the further WhamShot that he's still alive.]]
!!This movie contains examples of:
* AbusiveParent: Tom Mulligan was this to his son Jack, talking about how he can still beat him. Agnieska, Alice's mother. In addition to being physically abusive well into Alice's adult life, she lures her own daughter into sex work while also slut-shaming her. She's a walking horror show.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:There's almost a pile-up of BigBads. Jamal is the most blatantly threatening character who drives the plot, but he's ultimately just another victim of Harry's machinations, making Harry the true albeit hidden BigBad.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing:
* BrokenBird: Alice
* HeistMovie
[[spoiler: * DespairEventHorizon: His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
* EvilOldFolks: Tom Mulligan, a corrupt and racist old monster who beat his wife and child and cares only for power.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:Veronica leaves the gun used to kill Tom Mulligan in Harry's hands. In a way, Harry is responsible for Tom's death by virtue of being responsible for the entire plot due to his selfish actions.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:For all his grief over the death of his son and his genuine surprise that Veronica didn't just sell the notebook he provided for her, when it comes right down to it, Harry cares only about himself. He coldly murders his entire crew, fakes his own death, places Veronica and the other widows in serious risk and plans to run away with his new secret family. He ultimately comes across as rather pathetic, screaming that he had to save himself and making it clear who his number one priority is.]]
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: [[spoiler:Jatemme tortures Bobby Welsh to get information out of him.]]
* HeistMovie: The centrepiece of the film is a heist to get the money Harry originally stole.
* ShowerScene: There are frequent flashbacks with Harry in the shower.
* WhamLine: An terrific variation:
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:The shot of Harry's flask in Amanda's apartment and the realization that he's having an affair with her, followed by the further WhamShot that he's still alive.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Henry. While a thief, he also seems charming and truly in love with Veronica. Then he kills his own crew as part of faking his death and letting Veronica hold the bag on the robbery. He shows his true colors when confronting Veronica about the stolen money, even striking her and ready to kill her until she shoots him first.]]
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[[spoiler: * DespairEventHorizon: His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
* WhamLine: An terrific variation: While at [[spoiler: Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. She then sees Henry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
* WhamLine: An terrific variation: While at [[spoiler: Amanda's house, Veronica hears her dog barking like crazy...exactly the way he would bark at Henry. She then sees Henry's flask on the table and that, combined with the barking, makes her realize Henry is alive and hiding behind the door.]]
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The movie stars [[AllStarCast *deep breath*]] Creator/ViolaDavis, Creator/MichelleRodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Creator/ElizabethDebicki, Creator/ColinFarrell, Bryan Tyree Henry, Creator/DanielKaluuya, Creator/JackiWeaver, Creator/CarrieCoon, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/LiamNeeson. The movie premiered at the 2018 Toronto Internationa Film Festival ahead of a November 16 release.
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* BrokenBird: Alice starts off as this.
* HeistMovie
[[spoiler: * DespairEventHorizon: His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
* BrokenBird: Alice starts off as this.
* HeistMovie
[[spoiler: * DespairEventHorizon: His son Marcus' shooting death at the hands of a racist cop, which Henry heard as he was talking to his son on the phone, not only destroyed Henry and Veronica's marriage, but made him decide to fake his death and leave everything - including Veronica - behind, running off with a friend of Veronica whose husband also died in the heist and whose son he fathered.]]
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The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed in the midst of a robbery attempt, and they find themselves owing money to the men who had backed them. The leader of the women decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, one of the criminals is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of an influential local power broker who just happens to be the target of the widows' heist.
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The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed in the midst of while they are committing a robbery attempt, and they soon after find themselves owing money to threatened by Jamal Manning, the men criminal who they had backed them. The targeted, who demands they replay him the $2 million lost during the heist. Veronica, the leader of the women women, decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, one of the criminals Jamal Manning is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of an influential local power broker who just happens to be the intended target of the widows' heist.
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 CrimeFiction {{Thriller}} directed by Creator/SteveMcQueen (''Film/12YearsASlave'') and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn (''Literature/GoneGirl''). It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 CrimeFiction {{Thriller}} directed by Creator/SteveMcQueen (''Film/12YearsASlave'') (''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'') and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn (''Literature/GoneGirl''). It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 crime thriller CrimeFiction {{Thriller}} directed by [[Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector Steve McQueen]] Creator/SteveMcQueen (''Film/12YearsASlave'') and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn.Creator/GillianFlynn (''Literature/GoneGirl''). It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
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The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed in the midst of a robbery attempt, and they find themselves owing money to the men who had backed them. The leader of the women decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, one of the criminals is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of gunn influential local power broker who just happens to be the target of the heist.
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The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed in the midst of a robbery attempt, and they find themselves owing money to the men who had backed them. The leader of the women decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, one of the criminals is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of gunn an influential local power broker who just happens to be the target of the widows' heist.
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 crime thriller directed by [[SteveMcQueenDirector [[Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector Steve McQueen]] and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn. It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
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'''Widows''' is a 2018 crime thriller directed by [[SteveMcQueenDirector Steve McQueen]] and written by him and Creator/GillianFlynn. It is based on [[TheFilmOfTheSeries the 1983 BBC series of the same name]].
The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed in the midst of a robbery attempt, and they find themselves owing money to the men who had backed them. The leader of the women decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, one of the criminals is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of gunn influential local power broker who just happens to be the target of the heist.
The movie stars [[AllStarCast *deep breath*]] Creator/ViolaDavis, Creator/MichelleRodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Creator/ElizabethDebicki, Creator/ColinFarrell, Bryan Tyree Henry, Creator/DanielKaluuya, Creator/JackiWeaver, Creator/CarrieCoon, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/LiamNeeson. The movie premiered at the 2018 Toronto Internationa Film Festival ahead of a November 16 release.
The movie follows a group of women whose husbands are killed in the midst of a robbery attempt, and they find themselves owing money to the men who had backed them. The leader of the women decides to use her husband's plans for another heist to get the money and enlists her fellow widows to help her pull it off. Meanwhile, one of the criminals is attempting to get elected alderman of his district, facing off against the son of gunn influential local power broker who just happens to be the target of the heist.
The movie stars [[AllStarCast *deep breath*]] Creator/ViolaDavis, Creator/MichelleRodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Creator/ElizabethDebicki, Creator/ColinFarrell, Bryan Tyree Henry, Creator/DanielKaluuya, Creator/JackiWeaver, Creator/CarrieCoon, Creator/RobertDuvall, and Creator/LiamNeeson. The movie premiered at the 2018 Toronto Internationa Film Festival ahead of a November 16 release.
