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Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Academy Award® nominee Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Rivals in power and in love, the two Queens make very different choices about marriage and children. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens–driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.

2018 · 2h 4m
Director Josie Rourke

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Mary Queen of Scots

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Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Academy Award® nominee Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Rivals in power and in love, the two Queens make very different choices about marriage and children. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens–driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.

COMMON SENSE

Great star performance in sometimes violent historic drama.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.2
Reviews 294
Fresh 182
Rotten 112

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
2018
Run Time
2 hr 4 min
Rated
R
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2018 Focus Features. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AD, Dolby Atmos, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (Canada) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH), French (Canada) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.