
Widows is a TV mini-series directed by Geoffrey Sax in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Lynda La Plante, first published in 1983. The TV series features Mercedes Ruehl, Brooke Shields, Rosie Perez, N’Bushe Wright, Jay O. Sanders, Jenna Stern, and others.
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Movie vs Book

Year
2002
Minutes
273
Movie Rate
5.50
Source: IMDb

Year
1983
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.88
S: Goodreads
Book
Widows
Author: Lynda La Plante
Country: UK
First published in: 1983
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dolly Rawlins
Other screen adaptations of the book

TV Mini-Series by Ian Toynton

Movie by Steve McQueen
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“The book is better than the TV series”
But the TV series is worth watching.
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“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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