Queen & Slim

2019
15
2h 12m

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Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in Queen & Slim (2019)

$While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances, and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives.$

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Tragic Romance Crime Drama Romance

A couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.A couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.A couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.

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7.1/10

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Awards
- 13 wins & 44 nominations total

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Trivia
According to the writer, the divergent world views of the two protagonists were based on the differences between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Goofs
When hiding under the floor-boards the police search the room flipping the mattress to check under the bed. The following morning when leaving the hiding space under the floor-boards, the bed is made, whilst the home owners had been detained.

Quotes
Queen: I want a guy to show me myself. I want him to love me so deeply that I'm not afraid to show how ugly I can be. I want him to show me scars I never knew I had. But I don't want him to make them go away, I want him to hold my hand while I nurse them myself. And I want him to cherish the bruises they leave behind.

Connections
Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Liev Schreiber/Daniel Kaluuya/Cold War Kids (2019)

Soundtracks
Come Running to Me
Written by Herbie Hancock and Allee Willis
Performed by Herbie Hancock
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment