Cast
Jessie Buckley Paul Mescal 
Emily Watson
Credits
Written by: 
Chloé Zhao
Plot
After their young son dies, William and Agnes Shakespeare drift apart in grief, and William turns his loss into the play Hamlet.
Sinekatalog’s take
Chloé Zhao adapts Maggie O'Farrell's novel about Shakespeare's family and the death of their son. A quiet, emotional drama about grief that imagines the private life behind a famous play.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (138,765 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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