Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Acting
Malek's prosthetic teeth become part of the performance, not distraction.
Sound
That Live Aid recreation—twenty minutes of pure cinematic adrenaline.
Production
Costumes so accurate Brian May's kids mistook Gwilym Lee for their dad.
Director
Bryan Singer
Rami Malek
Freddie Mercury
Gwilym Lee
Brian May
Ben Hardy
Roger Taylor
Joseph Mazzello
John Deacon
Lucy Boynton
Mary Austin
Aidan Gillen
John Reid
Allen Leech
Paul Prenter
Tom Hollander
Jim Beach
Mike Myers
Ray Foster
Aaron McCusker
Jim Hutton
Meneka Das
Jer Bulsara
Ace Bhatti
Bomi Bulsara
Priya Blackburn
Kashmira Bulsara
Max Bennett
David
Dermot Murphy
Bob Geldof
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Malek kept the fake teeth and had them cast in gold—he now wears them as a necklace. Method acting has gone too far and also not far enough.
The real band members had final cut on the script, which explains why Mercury's sexuality feels sanitized and his 'villain era' isolated from the others—this is Queen's authorized version of Queen.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
US
GB
