Queen & Slim
2019 · Movie · R · 132 min · ★ 7.1 · 78% critics
After a first date in Ohio turns into a traffic stop that escalates fast, two people become trapped in a terrifying chain of consequences. With the situation spinning out of control, they go on the run as danger follows them and a larger response begins to take shape around their ordeal.
Also known as Queen and Slim
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (758 votes)
About
You’ll likely like this intense, road-driven drama if you want a tense, emotional escape story with big social themes; Not for you if you dislike slower pacing, eccentric voiceover moments, or if you want lighter entertainment like Bonnie and Clyde or Thelma and Louise.
Pros: powerful performances; tense road tension; strong social focus | Cons: slow pacing; messy voiceover use; too long
Themes
- on the run
- black activist
- police officer killed
- racist cop
- first date
- woman director
- killer on the run
Cast & crew
Daniel Kaluuya
as Slim
Jodie Turner-Smith
as Queen
Bokeem Woodbine
as Uncle Earl
Sturgill Simpson
as Police Officer Reed
Flea
as Mr. Shepherd
Chloë Sevigny
as Mrs. Shepherd
Indya Moore
as Goddess
Benito Martinez
as Sheriff Edgar
Jahi Di'Allo Winston
as Junior
Gralen Bryant Banks
as Older Black Man
Directed by Melina Matsoukas