Cymbeline

R

Released Mar 13, 2015

1 hr. 25 min.

Drama

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32%

31 Reviews

Tomatometer

16%

1,000+ Ratings

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War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin (Ed Harris) tries to protect his empire.

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Georgan G

Only Shakespeare could invent such a complex story. Almost no character is who they appear to be. Hard to watch because of Old English, but quite a movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Audience Member

What in thee holy blue hell? Shakespeare... to the tune of biker gangs. Maybe it's more palpable if the dialogue is updated but without doing so it's just a weird watch, through and through. Also, I think it's a totally ridiculous story that lacks the detail and depth necessary to make it seem not aloof in the current day and age. That said, I think it's a story that could work if better updated, because it has some nice twists.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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jelisije j

Another Modern Day Shakespearean movie that surprise surprise doesn't work.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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ripper j

Great cast but I just couldn't get into it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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michael h

Excellent cast, DP, storyline... all set for something great, but someone thought it was a good idea to have the 'poor writing' spoken in a Shakespearean manner, even though you can tell immediately that it is NOT going to work. It's unwatchable. So bummed about the movie that could've been.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Gosh, a creative license is necessary to adapt Shakespeare to the screen. Somebody tell whoever is responsible for this movie that. What starts out as a pretty good looking cast is all ruined by the end, nobody looks good by the time this thing ends, and all the promise that it may begin with all rots before the end credits roll. Bring some Visine to this one because your eyes are going to be red and dry.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Michael Almereyda

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

What we get-a bitty and begrimed romance-has a lyrical sway of its own, and, even if some of the cast seem lost in the lines, Hawke returns to save the day, and the movie.

Mar 23, 2015

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

A conceptually weak and dramatically muddled mess that has acquired a game and good cast and then given them precious little to do.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 13, 2015

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

If too many filmmakers try to amp up the excitement in Shakespeare with movie magic, Almereyda goes to the opposite extreme in Cymbeline.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 13, 2015

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Thus ad infinitum; these are the easter eggs you come for first and foremost, close reading as near-gimmickry.

Jan 23, 2023

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

This is a film without a wide range of emotions, they remain mostly on the somber side, but those explored are seriously explored. The overall mood is one of sympathy for the young, the marginalized, the rebellious.

Feb 12, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It gives us Shakespeare, but with a murkiness and lack of poetics and too many story-lines converging all at once.

Rated: C

Apr 27, 2018

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Synopsis

War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin (Ed Harris) tries to protect his empire.

Director: Michael Almereyda
Executive Producer: Ben Sachs, Clayton Young, Seth Renshaw, Barry Brooker, Stan Wertlieb
Screenwriter: Michael Almereyda
Distributor: The Film Arcade, Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Keep Your Head, Benaroya Pictures
Rating: R (Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2015

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