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Hamnet
2025 125 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 12+
★8.4
Drama, Romance, History
Director: Chloé Zhao
🎭 Based on
«Hamnet»
byMaggie O'Farrell
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Description
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$24.21M
Worldwide:
$107.76M
Starring
Jessie Buckley
Actor
Paul Mescal
Actor
Zac Wishart
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Actress (Drama)
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Casting
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Actress (Drama)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2026
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Screenplay
BAFTA 2026
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2026
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2026
— Best Director
BAFTA 2026
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2026
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2026
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2026
— Best Production Design
BAFTA 2026
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Cast Ensemble
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Supporting Actor
Key opinion
Hamnet is a visually striking and emotionally raw exploration of grief, centered on a powerful performance by Jessie Buckley that transcends its historical fiction framework. While the film is widely praised for its aesthetic beauty and thematic depth, critics are divided over the pacing and the narrative coherence of the screenplay.
| Acting | Jessie Buckley’s raw and emotionally nuanced performance as Agnes provides the film's grounding force. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography masterfully contrasts the visceral, tactile nature of the forest with the sterile environments of 16th-century life. | |
| Score | Max Richter's score creates a haunting, atmospheric foundation that builds toward a cathartic emotional climax. | |
| Production | The production design and costumes create an authentic, immersive historical world that enhances the film’s sensory experience. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is praised for its thematic depth regarding grief and art, but criticized for inconsistent character motivations and tenuous connections to Shakespeare’s actual work. | |
| Pacing | The three-act structure is divisive: some viewers appreciate the slow, contemplative build-up to the tragedy, while others find the narrative pacing disjointed and the final act overly stretched. |