Hamnet

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Hamnet

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From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

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David Ehrlich

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Anchored by the primordial rawness of Buckley’s astonishing performance, “Hamnet” is never the least bit at risk of reducing Agnes to a trope. If anything, the film regards her as an even more powerful creative force than her husband.

Rated: A-

Aug 31, 2025

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Carla Renata

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Buckley is nothing less than magical. She can singlehandedly break your heart with one glance or gesture and is, put simply, brilliant.

Aug 31, 2025

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Angie Han

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Just as her William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) turns the pain of being caught between [joy and fear, love and loss] into the masterpiece that is Hamlet, Zhao harnesses those elements into something gorgeous and cathartic.

Aug 30, 2025

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Scott Menzel

Awards Buzz

Zhao’s passion for the material can be felt in virtually every frame. She honors the source material while putting her own poetic stamp on it, exploring unconditional love and unforgettable loss in a way that feels raw, empathetic and devastatingly human.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 4, 2025

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Dan Mecca

The Film Stage

Hamnet is a great work of empathy and the best film Chloé Zhao has made by quite a wide margin.

Aug 31, 2025

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Sophia Ciminello

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Hamnet is as sensitive as a whisper and as confident as a soliloquy, breathing new life into Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece. It’s Zhao’s most expansive film yet. Mescal captures Shakespeare like we’ve never seen him before.

Rated: A

Aug 31, 2025

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From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Director: Chloé Zhao
Producer: Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes
Screenwriter: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Book of Shadows, Amblin Entertainment, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 27, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 5m