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- Kevin WardSeptember 13, 2025This probably goes without saying, but like the last couple films, this is heavily reliant on having watched the series (and other films). You won’t be lost if you haven’t but the majority of the emotional payoffs come from having been on this journey with these characters over the past 15 years. It’s enjoyable seeing these characters get a (seemingly) final finale. And it’s only slightly less sharply humorous because of the absence of Dame Maggie Smith. There’s not really a ton at stake here. The biggest foil in the film comes in the form of Alessandro Nivola’s Gus Sambrook. But his angle is pretty obvious from the start, and the situation resolves essentially at the snap of the finger. Still, I enjoyed this immensely.
- M08YSeptember 15, 2025The Grand Finale is a warm and comforting send off to the characters we have spent the best part of 15 years. Very little new ground was trodden here in terms of story or character, but what we got was a gentle and respectful conclusion to the story of Downton Abbey. Dame Maggie Smith was of course tragically missing from this final entry, but the Downton Family made sure to honour her memory. This entry felt more like a movie than the previous Downton Specials. The cinematography was a little more sophisticated. Visuals and Audio were all as they should be.
- CubaneOctober 27, 2025As with so many other once-lauded shows, this one too goes out with a whimper. It strongly relies on audiences' utter devotion to every other prior movie and the entire preceeding series for it to make sense, yet fails to adequately reward the perservereance with any substantive plot.
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale was released on September 10, 2025.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale was directed by Simon Curtis.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale was produced by Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Liz Trubridge.
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
The key characters in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale are Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery), Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern).
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is rated PG.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is a Drama, Romance film.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale had a budget of $50M.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale has made $107.9M at the box office.