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Firebrand
Directed by
Karim Aïnouz
R
2024
2h
Drama
,
History
,
and more
6.3
57%
67%
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Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
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Cast of Firebrand
Alicia Vikander
Katherine Parr
Jude Law
Henry VIII
Eddie Marsan
Edward Seymour
Sam Riley
Thomas Seymour
Simon Russell Beale
Stephen Gardiner
Erin Doherty
Anne Askew
Ruby Bentall
Cat
Bryony Hannah
Ellen
Maia Jemmett
Dot
Amr Waked
El Farabi
Patsy Ferran
Princess Mary
Junia Rees
Princess Elizabeth
Patrick Buckley
Prince Edward
Andy M Milligan
Earl of Warwick
Edward Harrison
John Gates
Mina Andala
Jalida
Paul Tinto
Stowe
Frank Howell
Thomas Wriothesley
Ashleigh Reynolds
Leo
Ian Drysdale
Sir Anthony Denny
Julian Clapton
Courtier
David Vickers
Nicolas Robert Charcoal maker
Joseph Aston Grant
William Petre
Dan Fallon
Kings Guard
Paul Candelent
Server
Mark de Freitas
King's Guard
Darryl Lane
Catherine Parr's Footman
Callum Sked
Bishop Gardiner's Footman
Mia Threapleton
Joan
Karim Aïnouz
Director
Henrietta Ashworth
Writer
Jessica Ashworth
Writer
Carolyn Marks Blackwood
Producer
Gabrielle Tana
Producer
Firebrand Ratings & Reviews
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
There's a lot jam-packed into this movie, but it's in such a rush to get through it all and to not bore us that it … well, it bores us.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
At a certain point, it feels as if scenes are missing, and what's left reads as unconvincing.
Assignment X
Abbie Bernstein
An opulent drama about the last queen of Henry VIII.
North Shore Movies
Daniel M. Kimmel
The film falls short of making memorable the struggle for power as Henry declines. Instead, "Firebrand" smolders rather than burns.
Kaplan vs. Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
Bolstered by splendid performances from Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, director Karim Aïnouz's period piece, FIREBRAND, is a fascinating depiction of Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII.
Kaplan vs. Kaplan
David Kaplan
Katherine had to maintain a certain understated persona in order to survive, and Vikander accomplishes that quite well. Law is his usual superb self as Henry VIII
AV Club
Murtada Elfadl
A fitting portrait of a woman the film presents as ahead of her time.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
A kind of satisfaction ultimately arrives, but it is not one for purists, or even lovers of speculative history.
Denton Record-Chronicle
Preston Barta
Aïnouz's storytelling is a masterclass in subtlety and depth. ['Firebrand' is] a film that exists not in the obvious but in the spaces between the lines.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
The performances are the real centerpiece of Firebrand, and they are committed and fantastic.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
Alicia Vikander and Jude Law anchor this handsome exercise in historical fiction, which meanders a bit before nicely paying off at the end.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Thelma Adams
Law, one moment charming, the next threatening, and the radiant Vikander make Firebrand a fascinating, if choppy, feminist chapter in the voluminous Tudor film archives.
RogerEbert.com
Christy Lemire
[G]iven what's at stake, "Firebrand" is often a bit of a slog.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
That Parr deserves a spotlight is easily argued. But the woman who believed herself chosen by God to influence the King is, despite Vikander's skills, ill-served by this meandering, glum picture.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
"Firebrand" is a moderately successful revision of history hindered by a curiously subdued performance from Vikander.
Slant Magazine
Derek Smith
Ultimately, in trying to make Katherine both a historical girlboss and a near-martyr to a vaguely articulated cause, Firebrand's meandering, under-baked screenplay manages to neither have its cake nor eat it too.
TheWrap
Nicholas Barber
As impressive as the film is, then, it could have done with being heated up by a fierier firebrand.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
Despite its righteous attempt to reframe history, this bland period drama can't help but feel like a familiar tale of court intrigue.
Variety
Peter Debruge
"Firebrand" is clever to reframe Catherine as an important figure in England's change. It just goes too far.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
Rescues an inspiring woman from history's footnotes.
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