Hamnet: At a glance

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Facts

2025 · Drama, Romance · English3.1× its budget · Critics and audiences agree

Critics vs audiences

Critics and audiences agree

Critics 85Audiences 81GoodWatch 83

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer86%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore84

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score86%

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 1.8 M ratings4.2/5

  • IMDb

    IMDb7.8

  • Metacritic

    User score7.6

Box office

3.1×its budget

Budget
$35 M
Worldwide
$108 M

Worldwide it earned $73 M more than it cost.

Running time

2 h 5 min

A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109

Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.

Reach

Streams in 58 countries, rent or buy in 21 more

+48

Released

2025

November 26, 2025

Last year

Genres

DramaRomance

Language

English

Original language

Made in

  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Content

PG-13 · Disturbing imagery, strong languageNot for young kids

Rated

  • PG-13United States

Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

What's in it

  • ViolenceMild
  • Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
  • Frightening scenesLittle or none
  • Sex, nudityMild
  • Dark themesModerate
  • Strong languageNamed in the advisories

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking

Not listed for kids or family movie night.

Starring

Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watsonand 29 more

Made by

Directed by Chloé Zhao, written with Maggie O'FarrellŁukasz Żal (camera), Max Richter (music), Chloé Zhao (editing)·103 people in 11 departments

Directing · 5

Writing · 1

Production · 22

Camera · 5

Editing · 4

Sound · 17

Art · 13

Costume & Make-Up · 8

Visual Effects · 21

Lighting · 5

Other crew · 2