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Hamnet

Hamnet

Drama · Romance · 2025

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

Movie details

Hamnet

“Keep your heart open.”

2025 Drama · Romance 2h 5m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.7 / 10

Community rating

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

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Hamnet?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Chloé Zhao

Written by

Chloé Zhao · Maggie O'Farrell

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Agnes

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Will

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Mary

Joe Alwyn

Joe Alwyn

Bartholomew

Jacobi Jupe

Jacobi Jupe

Hamnet

Noah Jupe

Noah Jupe

Hamlet

Olivia Lynes

Olivia Lynes

Judith

Court is in session

Put Hamnet on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.