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Film • 2025 • Biography, Drama, History

Hamnet

Hamnet

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

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Chloé ZhaoDirector & Screenplay
Maggie O’FarrellNovel & Screenplay
Jessie BuckleyAgnes
Paul MescalWill
Emily WatsonMary
Jacobi JupeHamnet
Noah JupeHamlet
Joe AlwynBartholomew
David WilmotJohn
Bodhi Rae BreathnachSusanna
Olivia LynesJudith
Faith DelaneyYoung Agnes
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Details

Status	Released
Release	November 26, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Biography Drama History
Tags	Epic Period Drama Tragedy

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Reviews

The Most Devastating Movie I’ve Seen in Years Bilge Ebiri • vulture.com
Ay, there’s more than a few rubs in Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet The Globe and Mail • theglobeandmail.com
‘Hamnet’ review: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal power Chloe Zhao’s potent Shakespeare drama Screen • screendaily.com
‘Hamnet’ Review: Jessie Buckley Delivers a Devastating Performance in Chloé Zhao’s Radically Feminine Take on Shakespeare’s Family Life Peter Debruge • variety.com
Hamnet at LFF: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley enthrall in this Shakespeare tearjerker India Block • standard.co.uk
'Hamnet' Is the Most Shattering Movie of 2025 David Fear • rollingstone.com
'Hamnet' review: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley burn in William Shakespeare tragedy Mashable • mashable.com
Movie Review: Jessie Buckley startles and shimmers in ‘Hamnet,’ a meditation on love, loss and art AP News • apnews.com
“Hamnet” Feels Elemental, but Is It Just Highly Effective Grief Porn? Justin Chang • newyorker.com
Telluride Film Festival 2025 Review: Highlights at High Altitude Kyle Smith • wsj.com

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