Storyline
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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Cast
Julian Wadham, Eddie Izzard, Olivia Williams, Judi Dench, Lasco Atkins, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Pigott-Smith, Michael Gambon, Fenella Woolgar, Simon Callow, Ruth McCabe, Paul Higgins, Jonathan Harden, Ali Fazal, Martyn Mayger, Benjamin Haigh, Nicolas Savidis-Macris, Christopher McMullen, Ashley Hudson, Paul Redfern, Deano Bugatti, Nigel Black, Shaun Newnham, Robin Soans, Will Christopherson, Penny Ryder, Rita McDonald Damper, Sukh Ojla, Grant Crookes, Sophie Trott, James Thomas Scott, Andrei Csolsim, Glyn Angell, Lois Temel, Marek Hollands, Simon Craddock, Tim Bristow, Cliff Dutton, Martin McGilligan, Benjamin Murrell, Daniel Trevenna, Stuart Whelan
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Reviews
80
A sorta-sequel to Mrs Brown deals effectively with another of Queen Victoria’s unconventional friendships and reprises Judi Dench’s powerful and unparalleled portrayal.
80
This funny, touching adap of Shrabani Basu’s 2010 biography has its own chemistry, withering wit and unsentimental message of acceptance. A royal treat.
70
Fine performances from a cast of pros generally win out over the story's more formulaic aspects.
67
Victoria & Abdul is a movie that flirts with exploring prejudice, cultural tension, power, and religion, but never really consummates the ideas. At best, it tries to humorously dismantle the absurdity of empires and royalty, but that’s about as subversive as it gets.
60
The film’s lavish production values and a comic register more impish than truly acerbic makes this a surprisingly cosy piece of luxury heritage cinema.
