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The Woman King

The Woman King

7.6/ 10

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2,371

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2022

Release Year

135 min

Runtime

Action
Drama
History
War

Overview

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

Keywords

africa
arranged marriage
warrior woman
based on true story
slave trade
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woman director
military unit
aggressive
19th century
mother daughter reunion
freed slave
female warrior
west africa
weapons training
factual
reminiscent
admiring
celebratory
commanding
exhilarated

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Reviews(5)

7.2avg rating
Nathan

Nathan

@TitanGusang

October 14, 2022

7
7/10

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

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

October 20, 2022

7
7/10

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

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The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

November 5, 2022

8
8/10

**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

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

November 11, 2022

6
6/10

I liked The Woman King okay: the scenery and acting were fine and the music glorious, but why did I sometimes feel I was watching a different “King” movie by Disney? They danced as well as they fought; though to be fair, is it much different than the complex marches used by more modern armies? There

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

December 3, 2022

8
8/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-woman-king-spoiler-free-review "The Woman King shares an immensely captivating, culturally significant story about the Agojie, a unit of female warriors who fight to protect their own. Viola Davis shines, but Thuso Mbedu deli

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