Young Victoria (2009)
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76% of critics liked it
(143 reviews) -
68% of users liked it
(163,099 ratings)
Director Jean-Marc Vallée takes the helm for this look at the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt), who was crowned at the age of 18, and whose ill-fated marriage to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) would later prompt her into a life of mournful seclusion. Graham King and Martin… More Director Jean-Marc Vallée takes the helm for this look at the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt), who was crowned at the age of 18, and whose ill-fated marriage to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) would later prompt her into a life of mournful seclusion. Graham King and Martin Scorsese produce a film penned by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jean-Marc Vallée
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Apparition
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
This Victoria is not particularly Victorian, but then she is young; and everyone wants a piece of her, politically speaking. Emily Blunt is lovely and strong-minded as the Young Vic.
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
This may be the perfect shared entertainment for daughters just growing out of their princess phase and mothers with their own challenges balancing love and work.
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A.O. Scott, At the Movies
The way this story is told is just basically by people reading letters in voiceover while you look at beautiful furniture.
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Michael Phillips, At the Movies
I wonder: Was the director of The Young Victoria wearing a corset right alongside Emily Blunt? This is one tightly constricted period drama.
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
It's a muddled but plush experience overall, and if you're a royalist completist or a historical romantic, you'll probably have a decent time. As much as Blunt may have wanted the role, though, I'm not sure it suits her.
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Cast
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Emily Blunt
as Queen Victoria
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Rupert Friend
as Prince Albert
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Paul Bettany
as Lord Melbourne
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Miranda Richardson
as Duchess of Kent
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Jim Broadbent
as King William
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Thomas Kretschmann
as King Leopold
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Mark Strong
as Sir John Conroy
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Jesper Christensen
as Baron Stockmar
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Harriet Walter
as Queen Adelaide
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Jeanette Hain
as Baroness Lehzen
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Julian Glover
as Duke of Wellington
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Michael Maloney
as Sir Robert Peel
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Michiel Huisman
as Ernest
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Genevieve O'Reilly
as Lady Flora Hastings
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Rachael Stirling
as Duchess of Sutherland
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Morven Christie
as Watson
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Josef Altin
as Edward Oxford
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Tom Brooke
as Lord Chamberlain
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Michaela Brooks
as Young Victoria Age 11
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Grace Smith
as Young Victoria Age 5
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Sophie Roberts
as Lady Portman
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Charlie Clarke
as The Newsboy
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Robert Cambrinus
as Kammerrher Turner
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Tom Fisher
as Lord Chamberlain
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Sean Dingwall
as Footman
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Alice Glover
as Duchess of Montrose
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David Horovitch
as Sir James Clark
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Jo Hartley
as Landlady
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Bernard Lloyd
as Archbishop of Canterbury
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Johnny Lyne-Perkis
as Earl of Derby
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Iain Mitchell
as Speaker
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David Robb
as Whig Member
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Malcolm Sinclair
as Charles Kemble
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Julia St. John
as Marchioness of Hastings
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Thomas Michael Voss
as Dancing Master
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Julie McDonnell
as Lady in Waiting
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Liam Scott
as Duke of Sussex
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Mark Beesley
as Opera Singer
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Richard Quine
as Opera Singer
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Nick Chopping
as Footman
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Rowley Irlam
as Footman
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Kelly Dent
as Cupid, Riding Double 'Victoria'
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C.C. Smiff
as Riding Double 'Albert'
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Mark Henson
as Falling Bishop
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Dominic Preece
as Officer of Escort
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Peter White
as Apprehending Pedestrian
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Lenny Woodcock
as Pedestrian




