The Woman King (2022)

Movie Details

Original Title The Woman King

Original Language EN

Budget $50,000,000

Revenue $97,300,000

Status Released

Popularity 4.3

Cast

Viola Davis

Nanisca

Popularity: 1.8

Thuso Mbedu

Nawi

Popularity: 1.3

Lashana Lynch

Izogie

Popularity: 4.1

Sheila Atim

Amenza

Popularity: 0.4

John Boyega

King Ghezo

Popularity: 0.9

Jordan Bolger

Malik

Popularity: 0.6

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Santo Ferreira

Popularity: 1.6

Jimmy Odukoya

Oba Ade

Popularity: 0.3

Masali Baduza

Fumbe

Popularity: 0.5

Jayme Lawson

Shante

Popularity: 1.0

Adrienne Warren

Ode

Popularity: 0.3

Chioma Antoinette Umeala

Tara

Popularity: 0.5

Key Crew

Screenplay Dana Stevens

Executive Producer Peter McAleese, Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri

Editor Terilyn A. Shropshire

Producer Maria Bello, Cathy Schulman, Julius Tennon

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood

Production

TriStar Pictures

JuVee Productions

Entertainment One

Welle Entertainment

TSG Entertainment II

Videos & Trailers

Nanisca’s Speech (Scene)

Clip

"Courage" TV Spot | 20"

Teaser

"Legend" TV Spot | 20"

Teaser

"Legend" TV Spot | 30"

Teaser

"Courage" TV Spot | 30"

Teaser

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon on Producing The Woman King and Creating Change | EE BAFTAs Red Carpet

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Nathan 7/10

Oct 14, 2022

The Woman King is a touching film that balances the dramatic tone with high octane action delivering a compelling experience. With a powerhouse cast, there is plenty of fantastic performances throughout the entire film. Lashana Lynch was brilliant in this film, she presents herself with a hard exter ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Oct 20, 2022

Viola Davis offers us a compelling and emotional performance as the general of the highly trained and deadly, all-woman, bodyguard of the King of Dahomey (John Boyega). Increasingly embroiled in the ambitions of the European slavers and, to a certain extent, complicit in that trade themselves, the A ... Read more

The Movie Mob 8/10

Nov 5, 2022

**The Woman King is a powerful action epic with fantastic fight choreography, dynamic, strong performances, and a compelling story rooted in history.** Viola Davis crushes brutal action heroine! The entire cast was powerful, vicious, strong, and exciting. The action explodes right out the gate an ... Read more