Hamnet (2025)★ 8.0/10

PG-13 · GB,US · 125 min · August 29, 2025

Drama
History
Romance
Biography

Directed by: Chloé Zhao

Written by: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell

Agnes raises Susanna, Judith and Hamnet while Will writes in their 16th-century village. Plague brings a loss that reshapes the family, seen through Agnes’s perspective.

Original title

Hamnet

Storyline

After the plague claims their son Hamnet, Agnes and William Shakespeare face devastating grief in 16th-century England, as Agnes struggles to heal her family while mourning her loss.

Rating

8.0 / 10 · 138,013

Companies

Focus Features, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Book of Shadows, NOS Audiovisuais, Parco Co. Ltd., Reliance Distribution, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI), Tanweer Alliances, United International Pictures (UIP), Universal Pictures Argentina, Universal Pictures International (UPI), Warner Bros. F.E., Peacock

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