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- 2022
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
- 2022
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
Summary The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the epic journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she trains the next gene...
Directed By: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Written By: Dana Stevens, Maria Bello
- 2022
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
- 2022
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
The Woman King
76
3.0
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Summary The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the epic journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she trains the next gene...
Directed By: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Written By: Dana Stevens, Maria Bello
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
76
91% Positive
48 Reviews
48 Reviews
9% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
76
91% Positive
48 Reviews
48 Reviews
9% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Woman King is unafraid to sprawl out and dig in as it explore histories untold, while delicious action sequences of near-exclusively hand-to-hand combat unfurl in front of us. It is a celebration of a filmmaker and a cast at the peak of their powers.
When The Woman King works, it’s majestic.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 491 User Ratings
3.0
27% Positive
132 Ratings
132 Ratings
5% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
68% Negative
334 Ratings
334 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 491 User Ratings
3.0
27% Positive
132 Ratings
132 Ratings
5% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
68% Negative
334 Ratings
334 Ratings
Love racists trolls out on meta critic to defend slavery. This movie is beautiful cinema take on a difficult subject.
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The Woman King overcomes the perils of its overstuffed script with a collection of performances that elevate the whole. As expected, Viola Davis is the emotional center of the piece, masterfully fine-tuning her performance to go from fierce to vulnerable as needed.
Unfortunately the screenplay, by Dana Stevens, relies on crowd-pleasing story beats and injects a groan-worthy romantic subplot; the movie yearns a bit too much to be a hit. At least director Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights, The Old Guard) brings a lively musicality to the sequences depicting Dahomey cultural rituals, as well as a clean ferocity to the many (and gruesome) battle sequences.
Sure, it’s overly simplistic and not altogether historically accurate but if anyone is looking for a well-made, action-fueled popcorn movie, “The Woman King” sure beats a Wikipedia page every day of the week.
The sense of sisterly solidarity that powers The Woman King is the movie’s raison d’être; it’s also part of Prince-Bythewood’s authorial signature.
An action-drama sourced from history (while riffing considerably on that history), The Woman King is a sturdy testament to how renewed a staid form can feel when it’s stretched to include different narratives.
Should have called it a fantasy movie with zero ties to history. The tribe where of the most brutal slave trader that would invade, steal and kidnap people to sold in the slave market. Changing them to heros is hard to swallow.
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bad
[ bad ]
adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.
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Entertaining enough for modern cinematography. Doesn't really help the case that much, when It's apparent that they're glorifying one of the worst slave traders in all of Africa. And trying to change that fact, and shifting it one to parties, not at fault, is nothing short of vile and disgusting. Is this really a story you guys wanted to portray? Out of all the rich content, Africa could provide?
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Production Company
TriStar Pictures,
Eone Entertainment,
TSG Entertainment,
Welle Entertainment,
Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa,
Investment Incentives for the Irish Film Industry Provided by the Government of Ireland,
Jack Blue Productions,
JuVee Productions
Release Date Sep 16, 2022
Duration 2 h 15 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Inspired by true events.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Black Reel Awards
• 6 Wins & 14 Nominations
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations
