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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007 · Movie · PG-13 · 114 min · ★ 6.7 · 40% critics

DramaHistoryRomance

A powerful queen faces threats from within her court and from a looming foreign invasion, forcing her and her closest adviser to navigate betrayal, religious tension, and high-stakes diplomacy. As pressure mounts to secure the realm’s future, personal feelings and political survival collide against the backdrop of impending war.

Also known as Elizabeth 2

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Streaming on Starz.

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Details
Years
2007
Release date
2007-09-09
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
114 min
Critic score
40/100
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (1,309 votes)
Box office
$75,782,758
Budget
$55,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a glossy historical drama mixing court intrigue, romance, and wartime stakes, similar in spirit to Charlotte Gray or Ophelia; Not for you if you need strict accuracy or dislike melodramatic plotting.

Pros: lavish costumes and sets; strong lead performance; tense naval spectacle | Cons: shaky historical accuracy; uneven pacing; romance feels forced

Themes

  • assassination
  • england
  • queen elizabeth i
  • religious war
  • tudor
  • armada
  • catholicism
  • sea battle
  • palace intrigue
  • 16th century

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Costume Design · 2008
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Costume Design · 2008 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Shekhar Kapur