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Victoria & Abdul
2017 1h 52m PG-13
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Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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Directed By
Stephen Frears
Written By
Lee Hall
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Shrabani Basu
Studio
Working Title Films
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Cast of Victoria & Abdul
Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Ali Fazal
Abdul Karim
Tim Pigott-Smith
Sir Henry Ponsonby
Eddie Izzard
Bertie, Prince of Wales
Adeel Akhtar
Mohammed
Michael Gambon
Lord Salisbury
Paul Higgins
Dr. James Reid
Olivia Williams
Baroness Churchill
Fenella Woolgar
Miss Phipps
Julian Wadham
Alick Yorke
Jonathan Harden
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Robin Soans
Arthur Bigge
Ruth McCabe
Mrs. Tuck
Simon Callow
Mr. Puccini
Benjamin Haigh
Page Boy
Will Christopherson
Young Porter Boy
Martyn Mayger
Yeoman of the Guard
Deano Bugatti
Queen Victoria's Waiter
Penny Ryder
Grand Duchess Sophie
Christopher McMullen
Footman
Rita McDonald Damper
Ham House Guest
Sukh Ojla
Mrs. Karim
Grant Crookes
Footman
Shaun Newnham
Royal Household Staff
Nigel Black
Private Secretary
Sophie Trott
Princess Helena
Andrei Csolsim
Footman
Glyn Angell
Young Chef
Lois Temel
Nurse
Marek Hollands
Footman
Nicolas Savidis-Macris
Italian Dinner Guest
Simon Craddock
Footman
Tim Bristow
Deputy Parliamentary Secretary
Cliff Dutton
Footman
Martin McGilligan
Footman
Benjamin Murrell
Footman
Daniel Trevenna
Footman
Stuart Whelan
Chef (uncredited)
Sam Kenyon
Puccini Pianist
Victoria & Abdul Reviews
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
This film - which is, we're told, "based on real events - mostly" - tells of how the elderly queen got her groove back, so to speak.
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
"Victoria and Abdul" is hampered by the restrictions of a Hollywood period piece: It's glossy and sentimental, with a feel-good message about racial prejudice.
San Diego Reader
Matthew Lickona
What to make of such a remarkable bit of history? Alas, for director Stephen Frears, the answer is "not much" (though what is there is certainly splendid to look upon).
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Victoria & Abdul may capture the ugly side of Britain's colonial past, but its demeaning portrait of Abdul reinforces the Orientalism it purports to lampoon.
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Frears hasn't just made an historical recreation; he has made a movie containing a message with universal implications for all places and times when racism rears its head.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
Whether "Victoria & Abdul" holds up to historical scrutiny is up for debate - the prologue says the film is "based on true events... mostly" - but Dench, as always, is the real deal.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
The tale of Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim ... is one that's good and true and worth telling. But the way that "Victoria and Abdul" slops it around is - mostly - hogwash.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
Frears rightfully showcases Dench, and she is, simply, great. But he and writer Lee Hall shortchange Abdul, making him not a caricature, but more an outline of a character.
Associated Press
Mark Kennedy
In Victoria & Abdul, the Empress of India comes off honest, loving and decent. That seems deaf as well as stupid.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The movie ultimately all comes down to Dench, and the film becomes a frame of her performance. It's a great performance.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Gary Thompson
Victoria & Abdul is Dench's show.
Boston Globe
Mark Feeney
Is there a more monarchial actress alive than Dench? She could play Victoria in her sleep.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
It's hard not to like Victoria & Abdul-but it's all shiny surfaces. I can't help but to wonder how much deeper Frears might've dug into this rich material had he directed it 20 years ago.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
There's not a whole lot to Victoria & Abdul, but fans of stories about the royals should find their thirsts satisfied.
New Yorker
Anthony Lane
The film's attempt to portray the Queen as more politically enlightened than her courtiers is kindly but unconvincing, and many of the actors bark and behave as if participating in a spoof.
The Atlantic
Christopher Orr
Victoria & Abdul is worth seeing for Dench's magisterial performance and for Frears's light but sure directorial touch. Just don't mistake it for actual history.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
The chief - though hardly the only - problem with Victoria & Abdul is that too much political correctness proves to be as bad for drama as too little.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
Even taking acknowledged liberties with what's billed as a "mostly" a true story, "Victoria & Abdul" is such a fascinating, relevant slice of history it's a shame that the movie isn't a bit less superficial.
Entertainment Weekly
Leah Greenblatt
Uneven but endearing, a tempest in a Mad Hatter teacup.
Observer
Rex Reed
Judi Dench can do no wrong, and playing Queen Victoria for the second time in the richly satisfying Victoria and Abdul is an acting lesson par excellence that proves how rapturous it is to watch this great artist do everything right.
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Victoria And Abdul (Hungarian Trailer 1 Subtitled)
Victoria And Abdul: Ali Fazal On The Role
Victoria And Abdul: Queen's Court (Featurette)
Victoria And Abdul: Long Live The Queen (Featurette)
Victoria And Abdul: Stephen Frears On Casting Judi Dench
Victoria And Abdul: Beeban Kidron On Discovering The Story
Victoria And Abdul: Judi Dench On Queen Victoria's Attraction To Abdul
Victoria And Abdul: Shrabani Basu On Learning More About Queen Victoria
Victoria And Abdul: Eddie Izzard on Judi Dench's Portrayal of Queen Victoria
Victoria And Abdul: Tracey Seaward On What Makes Queen Victoria So Fascinating
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