Mrs. Brown

Judi Dench received an Oscar nod for her stirring portrayal of the widowed Queen Victoria in this drama. The downtrodden queen's spirits are lifted when she meets a Scottish servant (Billy Connolly) who eventually breaks through her emotional barrier, forming a loving relationship that has the whole nation whispering of scandalous affairs. John Madden, Gerald Butler, Antony Sher, Richard Pasco.