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Set in 18th-century England, Queen Anne occupies the throne but her close friend and co-dependant, Lady Sarah, is the one who makes most of the Queen's decisions, while the queen goes about eating pineapples and duck hunting. Things change when a new servant, Abigail, arrives at the palace and quickly charms the queen. Soon, a bitter rivalry ensues between Lady Sarah and Abigail as both ladies fight to be The Queen's FAVOURITE.

Product Identifiers

EAN5039036092104

eBay Product ID (ePID)3048564462

Product Key Features

ActorJames Smith, Rachel Weisz, Mark Gatiss, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Colman, Emma Stone

Film/TV TitleThe Favourite

Release Year2019

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, Historical

Run Time117 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Number of Discs1

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Favourite

WriterTony McNamara

Consumer AdviceContains very strong language, strong sex

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4.4

53 product ratings

40 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
5 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
2 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
3 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
3 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

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by sile321
13 Jan, 2022Most favourable review
One of my “Favourites”
I watched the film often when it was on one of the streaming platforms. Now it’s largely unavailable so I decided to buy the DVD. It’s an adaptation of the real life story of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch of Britain. The costumes are sumptuous which makes up for any liberties taken with the narrative. Olivia Coleman as the ailing Queen is a delight
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by hendry1978
17 Jul, 2019Most critical review
Disappointing rubbish
Disappointing film. The main thread of film is to explore the relationship between the 3 women of that time, namely Queen Anne, Sarah Duchess of Marlborough and Abigail Hill. This was achieved but in a puerile and silly way. If the film was meant to be a comedy it failed. The characters had no depth but came across as spiteful, jealous and air headed when in fact the opposite was true in reality. It is true that Queen Anne enjoyed the company of women more than men but there is no evidence at all to suggest that she was a lesbian. Yet the film features lesbian sex and it is clear that this is to titillate rather than represent fact. Also there is one scene of animal cruelty with Abigail stamping her foot on one of the Queen's pet rabbits. What is the point of this? There is enough animal cruelty in real life without putting it into a film as it advances nothing in the story. If you are a history buff like me you will find the film dull and silly. Save your money as this film will tell you very little about the real Queen Anne and her cronies.
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by svocdriver51
15 Aug, 2019
Terrible
One of the worst films I have had to suffer in a long time. Boring plot, actors are either whispering or shouting, and the soundtrack is abysmal. Very second rate.
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by csooky2012
03 Jul, 2019
DVD in great condition but actual film not as good as I'd hoped after all the hype.
DVD in excellent condition
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by slyo8112
28 Jun, 2020
Funny film
A very funny film with a great list of famous faces with some outstanding performances from British actors.
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by nijinskyboy2
04 Feb, 2020
Colman The favourite
A triumph for all of the English cast ,made the unusual life of Queen Anne easy to understand.
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by highlandsgirl_5
17 Jul, 2019
Favourite
This is a great film loved it
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by casablanca255
10 Jul, 2019
Interesting film entertaining
Interesting film entertaining (if not accurate)well written well acted good characters
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by trakme
31 Mar, 2021
Review of The Favourite
Yes - this is a top quality historical film with a sense of humour - well worth watching at least once!
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by alittlebooty
26 Jun, 2019
Poor to mediocre film
God know why Olivia Coleman got an Oscar for this it is POOR
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