Release Date
September 22, 2017 (Limited)
September 29, 2017
September 29, 2017
DVD Release Date
December 19, 2017 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Stephen Frears
Writer
Lee Hall
Cast
Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Adeel Akhtar, Simon Callow, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Ruth McCabe, Tim Pigott-Smith, Julian Wadham, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar
Studio
Running Time
112 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and language
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Some people like to watch the world burn, and Judi Dench is one of them. At age 137 and blind as a bad, she continues to show up to movie sets and deliver impressive performances, the latest being in Victoria & Abdul, a pleasant drama about Queen Victoria and her Indian confidante Abdul who draws the ire of Victoria’s closest advisors and family. Full movie review »
