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Victoria & Abdul
2017
· Movie
· 112 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3068
- IMDb #2738
- Google retired #1835
- Rotten Tomatoes #2704
- Metacritic #3091
- Letterboxd #3583
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3037
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2772
- Metacritic Critics #2630
- Metacritic Audience #3714
- Criticker #2749
- Kinopoisk #2869
- AlloCiné #1300
- Trakt #2178
Every rating
38–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 38, highest is Google on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The true story of the unexpected and poignant friendship between the aging Queen Victoria and a young Indian clerk, Abdul Karim. He arrives from India to present a gift and quickly becomes her trusted confidant and teacher, causing outrage and jealousy within the royal household due to their close bond.
Details
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Writer
- Lee Hall
- Based on
- Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu
- Released
- 13 September 2017
- Country
- India, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $22.0M
- Box office
- $66.6M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →3 wins from 14 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Judi Dench | Nominee |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Judi Dench | Nominee |
| 90th Academy Awards 2018 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard | Nominee |
| 90th Academy Awards 2018 | Best Costume Design | Consolata Boyle | Nominee |
| 15th Irish Film & Television Awards 2018 | Best Costume Design | Consolata Boyle | Winner |
| 17th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2018 | Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominee |
| 22nd Satellite Awards 2018 | Best Costume Design | Consolata Boyle | Nominee |
| 22nd Satellite Awards 2018 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Judi Dench | Nominee |
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90th Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Consolata Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard | Nominee |
24th Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Judi Dench | Nominee |
75th Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Judi Dench | Nominee |
15th Irish Film & Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Costume Design | Consolata Boyle | Winner |
21st Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Film Composer Award | Thomas Newman | Winner |
26th Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Stephen Frears | Winner |
22nd Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Judi Dench | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Lee Hall | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Consolata Boyle | Nominee |
17th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominee |
38th London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| British/Irish Actress of the Year | Judi Dench | Nominee |
71st British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Makeup and Hair | Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard | Nominee |
7th AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Judi Dench | Nominee |