Hamnet

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Hamnet

PG-13

2025

2h 5m

Drama

Romance

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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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Critics Consensus

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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A haunting journey through deep sorrow beautifully captured by Chloé Zhao, Hamnet will utterly crush you.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Jan 27

4.5/5

At the risk of seeming woo-woo, Hamnet does hold you in a metaphorical embrace, one which gives you permission to feel connected to emotions the rest of the world tells you to push down.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Jan 15

Mescal, rightly, takes a back seat while Buckley lets rip with the most astounding ferocity. It is ruthlessly manipulative and maybe you will be able to resist. But I’d take a hanky all the same.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Jan 13

4/5

The film’s storyline is more straightforward than the book’s and its main points are spelt out more emphatically but if the plot loses some of its delicacy on screen, the impact of its ending makes up for it.

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John McDonald

johnmcdonald.net.au

1d

The big question for any viewer must be: "Can I cope with the slowness and obscurity of a good two thirds of this film in order to experience the powerful emotional catharsis of the ending?"

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

6d

1/5

Zhao helms the picture with the subtlety of someone trying to light a birthday candle with a flamethrower, treating drama and histrionics as synonyms. [Full review in Portuguese]

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Fernanda Solórzano

Letras Libres

Feb 10

I think that this is a historic note that functions as a type of instructive literature. [Full review in Spanish]

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Elina

6h

Great story, outstanding acting

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Meloney

1d

A beautiful movie. I wasn’t sobbing at the end, like I have seen some reviewers mention, but yes, some tears. I did enjoy the storyline and the depiction of middle class life in the late 1500s.

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Jayden

1d

I’m sobbing. It’s amazing. Watch it.

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Lauren B

2d

Hamnet is a visually stunning film. The cast is superb. But oh, its dark! Its also self-consciously arty. Unless youre looking for a good cry, you might want to make a more cheerful choice.

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Cliff H

3d

Artfully done film and very poignant.

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Ruth

4d

Loved it! Such a beautiful film

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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): Dec 5, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.8M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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