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IMDb rating 7.3
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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

Fascinating, funny, wicked and to the point, this is an excellent film about a week every Briton over the age of 15 will remember vividly.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Keith Phipps
rated 8

...a moving state-of-the-nation report.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Kasper Christoffer Larsen
rated 8

The Queen er beundringsværdig, fordi den så præcist rammer den svære balance mellem det intime og det vedkommende.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Alexander Kardelo
rated 6

Som film är "The Queen" sådär välsvarvad, välspelad och raktigenom njutbar som det anstår en Oscarskandidat.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Stephen Frears
Director
Xavier Castano
As French Bodyguard
Xavier Castano
Director
Helen Mirren
As Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
James Cromwell
As Philip of Edinburgh
Sylvia Syms
As Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Michael Sheen
As Tony Blair

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The Queen (2006) is a historical drama film that explores the interaction between Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair following the death of Princess Diana in 1997. The film depicts the struggle between the royal family and the prime minister as they attempt to reach a compromise between their private grief and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. The movie stars Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair, and features a cameo appearance by Dame Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. The film was directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Mirren's performance, and Best Actor for Sheen's performance.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Queen include Kingdom of Heaven, War Horse, Apocalypto, Flyboys, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Downfall.

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The Queen was released in theaters on September 30, 2006.