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Queen & Slim

2020 • 132 minutes
4.7
27 reviews
83%
Tomatometer
18
Rating
Eligible

About this movie

From two-time Grammy award winning director Melina Matsoukas, the visionary filmmaker behind this generation's most powerful pop-culture experiences, including HBO's Insecure, the Emmy award-winning "Thanksgiving" episode of Netflix's Master of None, and Beyonce's "Formation," and from trailblazing, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix's Master of None), comes the unflinching new drama, Queen & Slim. While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives. Joining a legacy of films such Set It Off and Thelma & Louise, Queen & Slim is a powerful, consciousness-raising love story that confronts the staggering human toll of racism and the life-shattering price of violence. The feature-film directorial debut from Melina Matsoukas (executive producer/director of HBO's Insecure) stars Academy Award® nominee Daniel Kaluuya as "Slim" and rising star Jodie Turner-Smith (Syfy's Nightflyers), as "Queen." Waithe wrote the screenplay from a story by herself and bestselling author James Frey (A Million Little Pieces, Katerina). The film is produced by Frey, Waithe, Matsoukas, Michelle Knudsen, Andrew Coles, Brad Weston and Pamela Abdy. The executive producers are Pamela Hirsch, Kaluuya, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth. Universal Pictures and Makeready present Queen & Slim in association with 3BlackDot and Bron Creative, a Makeready/De La Revolución Films/Hillman Grad/3BlackDot production. Universal Pictures will distribute the film worldwide, with eOne handling distribution in select territories including the U.K. and Canada.
Rating
18

Ratings and reviews

4.7
27 reviews
Clint Du plessis
June 26, 2020
A modern day Bonnie and Clyde with flavour. A premise on the BLM movement and existing police brutality. The film displays captivating cinematography with so much attention to detail in every scene. A must watch in 2020 and beyond.
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My life what a ride
November 22, 2020
This movie is wonderful....it actually brought me to tears 😭♥️I love it....what saddened me was when queen asked to be slim's legacy n as slim answered the cops shot queen 💔😭that part broke my heart ....i'd watch this movie over n over ...BLM✊🏿
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Junior stan mohlatleo mopai
July 10, 2020
Gripping and riveting: somewhat made me mad at America and how she treats my people
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