Macbeth (2015)

Directed by

Justin Kurzel

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film, medieval film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 1,531 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Scottish lord is told by three witches that he will become king. He and his wife commit murder to speed that prophecy along, but guilt and paranoia tear them apart.

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What happens

Macbeth is a 2015 epic historical drama film directed by Justin Kurzel and written for the screen by Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, and Michael Lesslie, based on the Shakespeare play. The film stars Michael Fassbender in the title role and Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth, with Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debicki and David Thewlis in supporting roles. The story follows the Scottish lord's rise to power after receiving a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become king of Scotland. Like the play it was adapted from, the film dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Macbeth premiered on 23 May 2015 at the Cannes Film Festival where it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The film was theatrically released by StudioCanal on 2 October 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 18 November 2015 in France. It received generally positive reviews from film critics who praised both Fassbender and Cotillard's performances, as well as those of the rest of the cast, visual style, script, direction and war sequences. Despite the positive critical reaction, the film grossed just $16 million worldwide against its production budget of $20 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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