William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece "Hamlet."
Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Directed by:
Chloé Zhao
Screenplay:
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
Music:
Produced by:
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes
Language:
English
Country / Year:
United States, United Kingdom, 2025
 
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Hamnet is a 2025 historical drama film directed by Chloé Zhao, based on the 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell. Zhao and O'Farrell co-wrote the film's screenplay. The film's largely fictional story dramatises the marriage between Agnes Hathaway and William Shakespeare.