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Queen & Slim

Queen & Slim

2019
131 min
Crime Drama Romance

Plot Summary

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.

7.1
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

7.1
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

131 min
Runtime
2019-11-27
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
2019
Year
Genres
Crime Drama Romance

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User Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

5.0/10
Recent

To its credit, 'Queen & Slim' features some pretty stellar performances and great camerawork but has to work against the mammoth influence of its writing and pacing to make something memorable, and ultimately fails. It's a shame because Matsoukas shows promise as a filmmaker and clearly has important things to say, but appears to buckle under the pressure of having to do so. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-queen-and-slim-a-worthw...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
Recent

The eponymous couple - Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith have hit it off after their first date and are driving when they are pulled over by a traffic cop. Quite quickly, things spiral out of control with both her and the cop shot - the latter, fatally. Almost immediately, they become Ohio's most wanted and with just about everyone on their tail. What happens next? On the face if it, the storyline is a little contrived to suit the point the film is trying to make: two innocent African Americ...

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

8.0/10
Recent

Queen & Slim was entertaining overall, and its social messaging that might have turned off viewers of a certain political world view worked for me. It will not make my greatest movie list, but it held my interest. Not because of its theme or message so much, but more for the character depth and development. I liked how the two main characters don't really even like each other (well, her at least) at first but began to grow on each other. Also, except for the fat cop and e dude near the end with ...

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