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Movie Name: Hamnet
Directed by: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Genre: History, Drama, Biography
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Release Date: November 27, 2025
Rating: –
Languages: English
Production House: Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Book of Shadows
Budget: $- million
A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Hamnet: Movie Overview
Hamnet is a 2025 historical drama film co-written, co-edited and directed by Chloé Zhao, based on Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel.
The film had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival, and will be given a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada on November 27, 2025 by Focus Features, expanding nationwide on December 12, 2025. It has received positive reviews from critics.
A fictional story about the life of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Shakespeare, following the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet.
Focus Features acquired distribution rights to Hamnet in August 2024, with its parent Universal Pictures handling its international distribution. In July 2025, the film was announced as part of the Gala Presentations lineup of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. It had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2025. The film is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the United States on 27 November 2025, ahead of a wide release two weeks later on 12 December 2025.
