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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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Breaking hearts and mending them in one fell swoop, Hamnet speculates on the inspiration behind Shakespeare's masterpiece with palpable emotional force thanks to Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal's astonishing performances.

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David Robb Slant Magazine Though Hamnet is concerned with bottomless grief and the unique power of art to express the inexpressible, it can’t help but telegraph its themes loudly and incessantly, its emotional register off-puttingly monotonous. Rated: 2/4 Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) The film is impeccably directed by Chloé Zhao. Rated: 5/5 Oct 15, 2025 Full Review India Block London Evening Standard Understandably for a work that is mostly inner monologue, Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao has had to make some changes, but has stayed impressively true to the spirit and the emotional punch of her source material. Rated: 4/5 Oct 14, 2025 Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today Buckley and Mescal deliver sincere performances, but it’s only at the Globe that they can truly shine. Nothing is rotten in the state of Denmark; it’s just overly ripe before we get there. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 22, 2025 Full Review David Crow Den of Geek In a manner that seems to counter how history can so easily absolve men of their marital or paternal failings—or omit them entirely—Zhao and Buckley make the unstated indignities of domestic life monumental. Rated: 4/5 Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews Let’s quickly cut to the chase. Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet will leave you devastated. Rated: 5/5 Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Movie Info

Synopsis 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
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 26, 2025, Limited
Runtime
2h 5m