Black Widow
Seen it?2021 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Avengers or Captain America: The Winter Soldier, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
79% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$380 million worldwide on a $200 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 844K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cate Shortland
- Scarlett JohanssonNatasha Romanoff / Black Widow
- Florence PughYelena Belova
- Rachel WeiszMelina
- David HarbourAlexei
- Ray WinstoneDreykov
- Ever AndersonYoung Natasha
- Violet McGrawYoung Yelena
- O-T FagbenleMason
- William HurtSecretary Ross
- Olga KurylenkoAntonia / Taskmaster