A sweet and charming dramedy with a shade of Roman Holiday. Sarah Gadon is terrific as young Elizabeth, able to capture the future queen’s calm countenance and earthy spirit.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 12, 2022

Some may disapprove of seeing our queen portrayed in this sort of "Carry On", but as entertainment, this is a delightful treat that's well worth seeking out.

| Feb 15, 2022

A movie as silly, charming and utterly disposable as you allow it to be.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 24, 2021

From Laurence Dorman's production design to Claire Anderson's period perfect costuming to Christophe Beaucarne's lensing to...popular swing tunes of the day buttressed by Paul Englishby's score, A Royal Night Out is an upbeat toe-tapping delight!

| Nov 29, 2019

It is clear that Jarrold does not claim that his film be marked in history because of its cinematic complexity, but he simply wants to offer an hour and a half of affordable distraction. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 23, 2019

An imaginative fish out of water in a unique time in our history, fully realised through first-class design and plummy acting; happy and glorious indeed.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 10, 2019

Battling through the predictable script with estimable, though mostly groan-inducingly clipped English, the film's cast are lumbered with plot machination after plot machination

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 5, 2019

It might help if screenwriters Trevor De Silva and Kevin Hood could hold to a consistent point of view, but it's never clear whether they and their director are playing these (largely fictionalised) proceedings straight or for satiric value.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 20, 2017

Fluffy, fun and all-round charming stuff.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 20, 2017

A Royal Night Out goes the zany romantic-comedy route in its fictional depiction of two British princesses partying with commoners at the end of World War II.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 2, 2016

Sarah Gadon is the heart of this historical comedy with great production values. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 1, 2016

Perfect romantic and comedic entertainment with exquisite production design, in a light tome and a fun representation of an historical moment. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 30, 2016

Almost an unofficial sequel to The King's Speech, but at least this one has a sense of humor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 17, 2016

While critics have taken this WWII-era film to task for its blatant historical inaccuracies and eyebrow-raising plot, I feel compelled to say, Relax. This isn't The King's Speech. It's Adventures in Babysitting meets Roman Holiday.

| Original Score: B | May 15, 2016

Light, frothy, and ever-so-British fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2016

Essentially a dusk-till-dawn party film with a paper-thin plot and an open invitation to the audience to exult along.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Apr 2, 2016

A spirited, speculative, engaging escapade...

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 9, 2016

Calculatedly audience-pleasing, there's nevertheless plenty here to enjoy for forgiving punters, especially Gadon's lovely performance.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 21, 2015

In the end, it's difficult to reconcile the young Elizabeth depicted here with the monarch whose reign spans the longest in British history. The two just don't match up.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 10, 2015

A Royal Night Out is a film of enormous charm, texture and good will, thanks largely to the three leads.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 10, 2015