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A scrappy, wounded ensemble brawls through a shadowy conspiracy, then turns inward for a surprisingly tender reckoning with trauma.
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Black Widow
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About 2021 film by Cate Shortland
Genres action, adventure, science fiction, superhero, thriller
Directed by Cate Shortland
Written by Jac Schaeffer, Eric Pearson, Ned Benson
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz, William Hurt, Olga Kurylenko, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Ray Winstone, O. T. Fagbenle
Music Lorne Balfe
Runtime 133 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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