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Film · 2015

Macbeth

Directed by Justin Kurzel · starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and Paddy Considine

  • 1 h 53 min
  • 15
  • Drama · History · War
  • UKFrance
  • Released in the UK 1 October 2015
  • 8.5 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.7 Users11 votes
  • 9.3 Critics6 reviews
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Synopsis

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan. This new feature film is directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Both actors and the director will be working again together in 'Assassin's Creed'. When three witches cast a spell on Macbeth foretelling him that he will become Thane of Cawdor and also future King of Scotland. When the first prophecy comes true he lets his wife, Lady Macbeth about the witches' prophecies. She covets the throne more than her husband so she will begin to plan King Duncan's death so they could be King and Queen.

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The essentials

Runtime
113 min1 hour and 53 minutes
Budget
$15mThe Weinstein Company
Box office
£1.8min UK
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Macbeth?
1 hour and 53 minutes (113 minutes).
When was Macbeth released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 1 October 2015.
Who directed Macbeth?
Justin Kurzel.
Who is in Macbeth?
It stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine and Hilton McRae.
Where can I watch Macbeth?
In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
How much did Macbeth make?
It took £1.8 million in UK. It cost $15 million.
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Cast

Full cast (26)
Director
Justin Kurzel
Writers
Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie
Producers
Tessa Ross, Olivier Courson, Harvey Weinstein

Videos and trailers

All 3 videos
'Macbeth' Cannes Clip 0:2313 May 2015

Photos and posters

All 21 photos

Reviews

All 6 reviews
7.7 11 votes
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What the critics say average 9.3 from 6

  • 10 The TelegraphRobbie Collin Everything here is so perfectly in tune with itself, that you might expect the film to feel a little too neatly self-contained. In fact it?s the opposite: raw, visceral and contagious. Its poetry… Read
  • 9.5 VarietyGuy Lodge Fearsomely visceral and impeccably performed, it?s the Australian helmer?s fervid sensory storytelling that makes this a Shakespeare pic for the ages. Read
  • 9.5 Rolling StonePeter Travers Even when coherence gets swept away by Kurzel's rogue visionary design, you know you're in the presence of a dazzling, defiant talent. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $15m
  • UK £1.8m

Awards

All the awards

Soundtrack

All 2 songs
  1. War CryAllan Macdonald
  2. Village Children SongAllan Macdonald

Trivia

  • Michael Fassbender is the fourth 'X-Men' saca actor who plays Macbeth, due to James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, have played him before.

  • Roman Polanski's 'Macbeth' movie, was also filmed at Bamburgh.

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