Hamnet

Nov 26, 2025 PG-13 2h 6m

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

Overall Rating

8 / 10 Verdict: Good
Avg. Rating: 8 # of Ratings: 4 # of Reviews: 3

Overall Rating

8 / 10 Verdict: Good
Avg. Rating: 8 # of Ratings: 4 # of Reviews: 3

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Director: Chloé Zhao

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  • ScreenZealots

    ScreenZealots

    7 / 10
    The lush, mournful, and beautifully crafted “Hamnet” takes a deeply personal approach to one of the most mythologized figures in Western literature. Instead of focusing on Shakespeare the legend, director Chloé Zhao turns her lens toward Shak... Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: Chloe Zhao's 'Hamnet,' is a beautiful character study about dealing with grief, and the role that stories can play in that. That's impactful stuff when it gets to it, but the first third of the film is simply spent watching Agnes (J... Read the full review »
  • d_riptide

    d_riptide

    8 / 10
    If Romeo and Juliet is my personal favorite work of Shakespeare, Hamlet would have to be a close second just behind it, as a quiet but persistent shadow. The Danish prince’s tortured soliloquies, fevered unraveling of mind and fate, and lingerin... Read the full review »

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