Mary Queen of Scots poster

Cast

Saoirse Ronan profile

Saoirse Ronan

Mary Stuart

Margot Robbie profile

Margot Robbie

Queen Elizabeth I

Jack Lowden profile

Jack Lowden

Lord Darnley

Joe Alwyn profile

Joe Alwyn

Robert Dudley

David Tennant profile

David Tennant

John Knox

Guy Pearce profile

Guy Pearce

William Cecil

Gemma Chan profile

Gemma Chan

Bess of Hardwick

Martin Compston profile

Martin Compston

Earl of Bothwell

Brendan Coyle profile

Brendan Coyle

Earl of Lennox

Ian Hart profile

Ian Hart

Lord Maitland

James McArdle profile

James McArdle

James, Earl of Moray

Richard Cant profile

Richard Cant

Thomas Andrews

Guy Rhys profile

Guy Rhys

Earl of Kent

Thom Petty profile

Thom Petty

Earl of Shrewsbury

Izuka Hoyle profile

Izuka Hoyle

Mary Seton

Maria Dragus profile

Maria Dragus

Mary Fleming

Liah O'Prey profile

Liah O'Prey

Mary Livingston

Eileen O'Higgins profile

Eileen O'Higgins

Mary Beaton

Greg Miller Burns profile

Greg Miller Burns

Thomas Hepburn

Aneurin Pascoe profile

Aneurin Pascoe

John Hepburn

Adrian Derrick-Palmer profile

Adrian Derrick-Palmer

George Dalgleish

Kal Sabir profile

Kal Sabir

The Laird of Ramorny

Luke Kidd profile

Luke Kidd

James Haliburton

Adrian Lester profile

Adrian Lester

Lord Randolph

Georgia Burnell profile

Georgia Burnell

Kate Carey

Alan Turkington profile

Alan Turkington

Thomas Jenye

Euan Macnaughton profile

Euan Macnaughton

William Kirkcaldy of Grange

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

GB, US

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$46,712,809

Reviews

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A review by Gimly 4

February 19, 2019

Thinking about them just in terms of their visual appearnce, Saoirse Ronan probably should have played Queen Elizabeth I instead of Mary, and Margot Robbie probably should have played Not In This Movie.

Perhaps it could have performed better, had it not come out the same year as both Outlaw King and The Favourite, as its content lies somewhere between the two, but its quality pales to either.

Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the ap...

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A review by TheRealMina 1

June 7, 2019

This movie is complete trash. Watch only if you want modern politics shoved down your throat.

The movie focuses more on LGBT rights then events related to the setting the movie takes place. Poor casting choices, horrible acting from A-list actors and low budget sets.

Not worth streaming. Not worth pirating. Not worthing Seeding. Not worth the popcorn.

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A review by John Chard 3

April 5, 2020

We have a scourge upon our land. 'Tis worse than pestilence and famine. 'Tis a woman with a crown. ​ Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Directed by Josie Rourke and written by Bau Willimon and John Guy, Mary Queen of Scots is the latest in a long line of historical costumers that fudge history to suit heir own ends. From a technic...

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A review by John Chard 3

April 5, 2020

We have a scourge upon our land. 'Tis worse than pestilence and famine. 'Tis a woman with a crown.

Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Directed by Josie Rourke and written by Beau Willimon and John Guy, Mary Queen of Scots is the latest in a long line of historical costumers that fudge history to suit heir own ends. From a tec...

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A review by CinemaSerf 5

March 27, 2022

Unfortunately there are just too many flaws in this depiction of the life of Mary Stuart to itemise. The writing rather clumsily imposes a 21st century slant on 16th century Scottish history and seems more bent on imposing the morals and opinions of the former on the times and scenarios of the latter. Neither principal performance is particularly engaging; and Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn are frankly hopeless as the sexually ambiguous "Darnley" and "Leicester" respectively. T...

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A review by GenerationofSwine 1

January 12, 2023

Well, I guess the good new is that you don't have to worry at all. It is not historically accurate, and by that I mean it falls under the title of "revisionist." Normally I don't care if a film is historically accurate, I understand it is Hollywood...but I do care if it is a total re-write of history.

This is a rewrite, it is so far from accurate that it is a clear attempt to change people's knoweldge of the historical figures and the era.

But, the good new...

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