Helen Mirren,
Michael Sheen,
James Cromwell,
Helen McCrory,
Alex Jennings
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The British prime minister and the Royal Family find themselves quietly at odds in the wake of a national tragedy in this drama from director Stephen Frears. On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wal... read more
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Keywords:
helen mirren,
royal family,
tony blair,
michael sheen,
Helen Mirren ,
Queen Elizabeth ,
Tony Blair ,
Michael Sheen
DVD Release Date: April 24, 2007
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October 7, 2011Incredible performance by Mirren with a great supporting cast and fantastic script. Full review later
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August 14, 2011A wonderful and touching film that breaks boundaries of acting. The plot is based on real life events and I think it was really interesting and had a very deep film that can really relate to understand the quueens life. The acting is the best part, and Helen Mirren is doing one... read more
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August 7, 2011The Queen is an intense drama about the aftermath of the passing of Princess Diana, and the reaction of the Royal Family to respond to the event. Due to the divorce to Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth was very unsure how to address the situation. Brilliantly acted and directed, Th... read more
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April 27, 2011Helen Mirren's performance as the title role is a miraculous, that takes us body and sould through the painful ordeal of those seven days surrounding the death of Princess Diana, the people's beautiful princess a natural master in a world of tabloids and self humiliation disguise... read more
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March 20, 2011Stephen Frears' The Queen is a masterpiece. Helen Mirren gives an astounding, pin-point perfect performance as The Queen. With it's impeccable script, it's a moving, humorous, compassionate and human film.
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January 15, 2011The Queen has that dillemma in go with the tradition or changing into the way of modernity. She has been very loyal to the royal family. However, the public wants something different from her. The story revolves around the period of Diana's death to the funeral. It is a movie abo... read more
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November 13, 2010Good biographical portrait? Yes. Accurate to the facts? Yes. Helen Mirren believable? Yes. Good acting? Yes. Well-made? Yes.
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August 2, 2010Interesting, dramatic, and heart wrenching. Mirren delivers as we watch the Queen for the first time battle more than she can handle and understand.
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December 24, 2009The film is focused entirely on the period of Princess Diana's death and the period upto the funeral a week later. In common with most people from the UK that is something that is very much etched in the memory, so the film does very little in terms of information. I can certainl... read more
Critic Reviews
October 18, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
November 3, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
In good times and bad, for good or ill, she is the public face of her nation. Mirren, Frears and Morgan let us see just how much a burden that mask has been. Full Review
October 27, 2006
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
We see not only the inner corridors of power, but also sense the inner workings of the royal mind. Stephen Frears' deft direction also gives the film insight and even humor. Full Review
October 26, 2006
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
That's Mirren's magic: She makes us care, no matter how shallow our curtsies. Full Review
October 20, 2006
Tom Long, Detroit News
Borne with grace and honor on the back of Helen Mirren's astounding title performance, The Queen manages to encompass the personal and political with both depth and grace. Full Review
October 20, 2006
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Although Mirren transforms into a living human being as artfully as any actor I have ever seen in Stephen Frears' portrait of a woman and royalty under siege, the movie in which she performs this alch... Full Review
October 20, 2006
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Frears has given us a front-row seat for a backstage drama; the result is provocatively realistic.
October 20, 2006
Michael Booth, Denver Post
This imperial mix of wit, humor and compassion manages to humanize at once the prickly worlds of royalty, politics and popular culture. Full Review
October 19, 2006
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Smartly relevant and affecting, commenting not only on the isolation of the monarchy but also on a tabloid culture run wild. Full Review
October 13, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Frears masterfully combines archival news footage with stellar performances from an outstanding cast, led by Mirren in a title role that demands Oscar glory. Full Review
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