Hamnet
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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.
Cast
- Jessie Buckley
- Paul Mescal
- Zac Wishart
- James Lintern
- Joe Alwyn
- Justine Mitchell
- Eva Wishart
- Effie Linnen
- Emily Watson
- David Wilmot
Moviegoers are saying
This Chloé Zhao-directed Shakespeare drama featuring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley has audiences reaching for tissues and questioning their emotional stability. While some viewers walked out googling Shakespeare's fashion choices and others declared it contains 'the actual meaning of life,' the consensus is clear: bring tissues and prepare for a beautiful gut punch.
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4.2
1.7M
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683.0K
- Nov 27, 2025
WHO is that child. and WHY was that the best performance i’ve seen all year. i only looked at him and fought back tears
wengelNov 20, 2025what is grief, if not love persevering
isoOct 31, 2025paul mescal’s relentless quest to play the saddest most broken men in history continues and this might just be his magnum opus
alor - Dec 4, 2025
a masterpiece. i’m never watching it again.
cobJan 9, 2026walked out of the cinema and immediately googled if william shakespeare had a slutty little hoop earring
aaronNov 13, 2025When she realizes the entire world will be crying for her son for generations, ah that's the power of art. I'm so glad I invested in Jessie Buckley all the way back to Beast. It's paying off in dividends.
jorgemol - Nov 27, 2025
Just mail the Oscar to Jessie Buckley right now
joj66Dec 3, 2025Imagine if your shitty Latin tutor turned out to be William Shakespeare.
Matt SingerSep 8, 2025Jessie Buckley can you pls hold my hand and tell me if I’m EVER going to recover from this
Iman Vellani
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- Brutalist lovedHamnet
Alright, you want my take? This is the best film out of 2025. Yes I preferred this over one battle after another, you can see my review for it, it’s glowing. But this, this means everything. The performances direct the film, but Chloe Zhao’s directing still takes a huge spotlight. For me, this…
Hmamyf lovedHamnetwhat is given can be taken away at any time
sean b lovedHamnet10/10 how am i supposed to be able to handle that
- daria lovedHamnet
A well developed story that starts with keeping you warm and mindful throughout the first half, just to become a heartwrenching, soulcrashing, painful to watch, to then lead to the catharsis that's overlooked in the these days era of open endings and never ending TV series.
Cami likedHamnetMe gustó pero siento que hay 20 minutos de más capaz? Siento que en la última parte decae un poco o yo me perdí con el guion. Para mí la actuación de ella hace la película, a paul lo amo y tampoco entiendo como nominaron a michael b Jordan y a él no, y el nenito(Hamnet) tremendo
9 lovedHamneti got the chance to see a pre screening. this movie is going to win oscars. the story is beautifully heart wrenching, the cinematography and style is so simple, patient, and the cast doesn’t have a single bad actor. the performance, the rawness, the storytelling. you will cry.
- katie lovedHamnet
5/5 - An incredibly beautiful and raw film about grief, but also primarily about love. It does a wonderful job at disconnecting itself from what we know and expect from a film about Shakespeare, and instead focuses on his family and their tragedy, creating a very tender portrait. Jessie Buckley was…
Noah March lovedHamnet🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎 Unbelievable. Movie of the year. The score was so beautiful and complimented every scene perfectly. The actors and actresses did everything they needed to and more, especially the child actors. How can you perform that well and be so young? I haven’t cried this much to a movie ever.…
Jimmy Cricket is "meh" onHamnetEvery scene feels written in order to evoke an emotional response from the viewer, that decision keeps you distant from the movie despite the intimacy; some lame biopic cliches and heavy handed writing. All poignancy comes from the raw, devastating emotions Jessie Buckley brings.
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- RSRaven Shipman
This was a good movie, Jessie is the star of the movie. Just make sure you have tissue with you, when you see this movie.
GAGrace AGreat movie🌟
GCGrace CabunocCaptivating! Deeply emotional story. Chloé Zhao presented a fantastic movie. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are not only outstanding in their roles, but bring this movie to life. OSCAR all the way around!
- DSDaniel S.
Best movie of all time!
BDBonnie DammA beautiful story worth seeing.
KLKyle LangenbachPoor editing, slow, and Shakespeare had about 20 lines.
- NYNehizena Young-Edo
The most beautiful picturesque and theatrical display of grief that I have ever seen. I have never cried so much in a long time. Watching Hamnet evoked a feeling in me that craves reliving that experience in movie theaters. Usually a movie like this only requires one watch…
HRHamid RWatch if you wanna get punched in the gut. What a beautiful movie
DMDavud MammadovTears! But good
Metacritic
Dec 5, 2025
Zhao, bouncing back from the Marvel “Eternals” paycheck picture/debacle, serves up a touching romance between a distracted young man of letters and a woman so attuned to nature she hunts with a pet hawk, knows the uses of every herb and tree and the incantations that go with their preparation and is thus labeled the “daughter of a witch.”
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Nov 29, 2025
It's true that many viewers have already fallen under its spell, but Zhao and O'Farrell have stripped away so much of what makes the novel magical – the time-travelling structure, the hypnotic prose rhythms, the internal monologues and the tiny, tangible details – that what's left is no more profound or authentic than any other costume drama set in ye olde days.
Nicholas Barber
BBC
Nov 29, 2025
Mescal is quite good and tender in these final moments, as Will grapples with his grief. But it is Buckley who remains the shining beacon that keeps Hamnet alive.
Chris Evangelista
Slashfilm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hamnet (2025) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is Hamnet (2025)?
The movie is 2hr 5min long.
What's Hamnet (2025) about?
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.
Who's the cast of Hamnet (2025)?
- Jessie Buckley as Agnes
- Paul Mescal as Will
- Zac Wishart as Joan's Boy 1
- James Lintern as Joan's Boy 2
- Joe Alwyn as Bartholomew
- Justine Mitchell as Joan
- Eva Wishart as Joan's Girl 1
- Effie Linnen as Joan's Girl 2
- Emily Watson as Mary
- David Wilmot as John
Who's the director behind Hamnet (2025)?
Chloé Zhao directed Hamnet (2025).
Who produced Hamnet (2025)?
Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris and Liza Marshall produced Hamnet (2025).
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