SummaryWhile on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee,... Read More
Directed By:Melina Matsoukas
Written By:Lena Waithe, James Frey
Queen & Slim
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
81% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
16% Mixed
7 Reviews
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2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Nov 25, 2019
88
The remarkable Queen & Slim is a romance and a road movie, a film about outlaws on the run, two journeys of self-discovery and a nuanced social commentary. It’s not perfect but it’s close — an urgent, beautiful and socially conscious trip through the American racial psyche in 2019.
User score
Generally Favorable
66% Positive
80 Ratings
80 Ratings
11% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
23% Negative
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
Mar 21, 2020
10
A Felliniesque meditation and celebration of the Black experience in America. Melina Matsoukas’ debut film is best known as the director of Beyonce’s “Formation” video—this drama depicts a way of life unseen by white America.
Jan 30, 2020
80
Queen & Slim is consciously political – powerfully so – but it is simple human survival that drives the two protagonists.
Nov 25, 2019
75
Violent and sexy, balanced between hope and despair, definably too-much and unapologetically mythic. The road is bumpy, but what a trip.
Nov 26, 2019
70
Queen & Slim is strongest when it lets the images and the acting do the lion’s share of the talking.
Jan 30, 2020
60
Some of the stylistic flourishes are delightful. Others work too hard for their own good.
Jan 8, 2020
6
It's clear this film is a debut despite the experience the director have making music videos but even so this was better than I expected and that will always be something nice. Maybe the biggest problem is how the story resigns to show something well know about the dangers of living while black but never tries to go into another direction and that to me was disappointing because I don't deny what african-americans suffer in the US but I don't think their stories when they involve this sort of narratives should always embrace that thematic. Just a personal thought.
Dec 4, 2019
6
Add this twosome to the classic outlaw duos like Thelma and Lousie and Bonnie and Clyde. When the movie starts, Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith play a black couple on a bad date. After he kills a cop in self-defense, they go on the run. During their plight, they garner the support of their community and even become a cause. Expectedly, they come to appreciate each other, as do we. There are flaws in the logic and the drama sometimes gets overwrought, but the script from Lena Waithe and the directorial debut from Melina Matsoukas combine to create a compelling new take on a classic narrative.
Production Company:
- Makeready
- De La Revolución Films
- Hillman Grad
- 3Blackdot
- BRON Studios
- Creative Wealth Media Finance
- Entertainment One
Release Date:Nov 27, 2019
Duration:2 h 12 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Can I be your legacy?
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Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 4 Wins & 14 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 6 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 4 Nominations
