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The Queen

The Queen (1968)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (375 ratings)

Queen is a ribald hour-long documentary about a "Miss All-American Beauty" contest held in New York in 1967. So what, you say? Well, it happens that all the contestants are male transvestites -- and some of them are real knockouts. Alternately hilarious and depressing, Queen was considered… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Documentary, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jun 17, 1968 Limited

Critic Reviews

  • Sean Axmaker, MSN.com

    Stephen Frears compassionately explores the awkward relationship between the informal Blair and the proud but dedicated queen...

  • Sean Means, Salt Lake Tribune

    Mirren, perfect in her pincurls and prim demeanor, is brilliant.

  • Randy Shulman, Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

    Helen Mirren gives perhaps her most remarkable performance in an already remarkable career.

  • Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com

    There's a lot of Oscar buzz about Helen Mirren's performance and it's all deserved, but it takes two to have a great on-screen duo and Michael Sheen is just as brilliant portraying Tony Blair... a royal winner.

  • Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review

    ...it has the clarion ring of truth from first frame to last...

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