What is The Duchess about?
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
An 18th-century aristocrat navigates a life of public scrutiny and private heartache, all while seeking genuine connection.
Melancholy and intimate. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
The Duchess parents guide
For a PG-13, this one goes further: moderate sex and nudity. Beyond that, mild language and some violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed bySaul Dibb
StarringKeira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney
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The Duchess is on our Romance on Kanopy and Romance on Hoopla lists.
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