Black Widow (2021)

Black Widow rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 477K votes

Rotten Tomatoes79%

Metacritic68%

TMDb7.2/10· 11K votes

With 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Black Widow

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Cast of Black Widow

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  Scarlett Johansson

  as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

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  Florence Pugh

  as Yelena Belova

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  Rachel Weisz

  as Melina

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  David Harbour

  as Alexei

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  Ray Winstone

  as Dreykov

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  Ever Anderson

  as Young Natasha

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  Violet McGraw

  as Young Yelena

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  O-T Fagbenle

  as Mason

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  William Hurt

  as Secretary Ross

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  Olga Kurylenko

  as Antonia / Taskmaster

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  Ryan Kiera Armstrong

  as Young Antonia

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  Liani Samuel

  as Lerato

Black Widow facts

Budget

$200M

Box office

$379.8M

Our take on Black Widow

Directed by Cate Shortland in 2021, this action adventure turns to Natasha Romanoff, the Avenger known as Black Widow, as a dangerous conspiracy tied to her past forces her to confront the darker chapters of her history. Pursued by a relentless enemy, she must reckon with her years as a trained spy and the broken relationships she left behind before joining Earth's heroes. Shortland brings a grittier, more personal register to the superhero mold, foregrounding family ties and hard-won identity alongside the spectacle. It suits fans wanting a character's backstory filled in and viewers who prefer their action anchored in emotion, though newcomers may want some familiarity with the wider saga first.