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King Lear
Directed by
Richard Eyre
TV-14
2018
1h 55m
Drama
,
TV Movie
6.2
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An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Cast of King Lear
Anthony Hopkins
Lear
Emma Thompson
Goneril
Emily Watson
Regan
Jim Broadbent
Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh
Cordelia
Jim Carter
Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott
Edgar
John Macmillan
Edmund
Tobias Menzies
Duke of Cornwall
Anthony Calf
Duke of Albany
Karl Johnson
Fool
Christopher Eccleston
Oswald
John Standing
Butler
Simon Manyonda
Duke of Burgundy
Chukwudi Iwuji
King of France
Samuel Valentine
Lear's Gentleman
Arinzé Kene
Lieutenant
Sharon Wattis
1st Maid
Kaye Brown
2nd Maid
Raphael Desprez
French Officer
Peter Forbes
Doctor
Sam Redford
Young Captain
Liam McKenna
Sergeant Major
Paul Tinto
Soldier
Eric Kofi Abrefa
Officer (Dover Castle)
Nick Khan
Refugee
Yassine Mkhichen
Refugee
Matt Rentell
Soldier
Daria Riz
Refugee
Belal Sabir
Refugee
Karma Sood
Refugee Boy
Shawn Dixon
Knight #1 (uncredited)
King Lear Ratings & Reviews
What She Said
Anne Brodie
What a story! Well done, Will. Fantastic imagery and art direction, but a little heavy and a tad wearing, the film's chock-a-block with interesting British actors.
Common Sense Media
Marty Brown
A simple, accessible version of one of Shakespeare's best.
National Review
Kyle Smith
In short, Eyre's style is a superb way to approach the Bard in the age of the Shard.
Decider
Meghan O'Keefe
I'm sad to say I'm torn on this Lear... That said, it is an absolute joy to watch Hopkins, Thompson, Menzies, Watson, and Christopher Eccleston chew into Shakespeare.
POV Magazine
Chelsea Phillips-Carr
Klebeev's King Lear then becomes interesting because of its focus on Rotin. Viewers are subsumed into his perspective, with nothing outside to challenge it
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
While the language of Shakespeare can be a challenge for the modern viewer, this "King Lear" is so physical and the acting so expressive that one is never unsure of what is happening, or what devilment.
Slate
Isaac Butler
Yet the film is such a cracking good entertainment I barely even noticed that its world makes no sense.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Matt Zoller Seitz
It's as political a production as it needs to be, and at its best, it feels as current and as timeless as a nightmare.
indieWire
Hanh Nguyen
The performances hold it together; this play has always been focused on human suffering. Amazon's King Lear is by no means a definitive adaptation of what is arguably the Bard's finest tragedy, but it is a thrilling and entertaining one.
Paste Magazine
Amy Glynn
If somehow you've gone this long without ever being exposed to this dramatic masterwork, this is a thoroughly approachable introduction.
The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Fienberg
Just because nobody could or should feel this is a definitive King Lear detracts only somewhat from the undeniable joy that comes from even two hours of watching Anthony Hopkins gnash his teeth, wail and go gloriously mad.
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
The whole cast - top-notch - takes Anthony Hopkins' lead and chews the scenery down to gristle and bone.
WETA
Ani Bundel
Any Lear with Hopkins is a good Lear, and while this version may be thinner than most, it's still got all the moments one would wish for.
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