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Macbeth

2015
Drama
War
1h 53m
Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. (imdb)
Directed by:
Justin Kurzel Justin Kurzel
Written by:
Todd Louiso Todd Louiso William Shakespeare William Shakespeare Jacob Koskoff Michael Lesslie
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Starring:
Paddy Considine Paddy Considine David Thewlis David Thewlis Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard Sean Harris Sean Harris Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender Jack Reynor Jack Reynor Elizabeth Debicki Elizabeth Debicki
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Genres:
Drama, War, History
Countries:
France, UK, USA
Language:
English
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Macbeth

2015
Drama
War
1h 53m
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suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 14 Dec 2015
4
34th
All the particulars seem to be in place: it has great acting, the aesthetic is transportive, it's well paced, it's made with intensity and a deep respect for the source material, it's brutal and effectively tragic. Yet, I'm not convinced Kurzel has anything new or worthwhile to say in this adaptation. Lots of sound and fury yet no soul. The color palettes contribute to the soullessness; really drab, lots of orange and blue, clean to the point of being anti-septic, etc.
Rated 14 Dec 2015
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 03 Jul 2016
85
92nd
Trades in narrative depth for cold, emotionally distant moodiness and an almost paralyzing sense of unavoidable doom, aided by some amazing cinematography and music. This was just Extremely My Shit. Sean Harris and Fassbender are intimidating as hell in this. It probably helps to know the play beforehand.
Rated 03 Jul 2016
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 19 Oct 2015
8
80th
More I reflect, the more I appreciate Macbeth. Being no scholar of Shakespeare, I did have my struggles with the dialogue. Still hardly difficult to follow story wise and made much easier by the two most talented acting people in the industry today (Fassbender + Cotillard). Unreasonably beautiful to to look at to the point where you now you are seeing something special. Days later and I still haven't managed to shake images of a manic Fassbender from my head.
Rated 19 Oct 2015
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 15 Mar 2016
90
95th
A harrowing, bleak and bloody telling of one of the Bard's best tales. The meticulous attention paid to the visual composition of every shot is immediately and stunningly apparent. Fassbender and Cotillard are superb in the lead roles, as is Paddy Considine as Banquo, but special mention must be made of Sean Harris' volcanic MacDuff. He was absolutely terrifying. My only complaint is the excision of one of my favorite lines from the banquet scene: "Never shake thy gory locks at me!"
Rated 15 Mar 2016
neonmanNeonman
Rated 18 Sep 2015
44
4th
I must've aged a few weeks watching this dreadful, dire, dry, drole, deadpan adaptation of what is supposed to be a pretty kick-ass story. There's just one emotion expressed throughout this whole film: overly-serious. The dialogue is pretty poor as well, just general old-fashioned prose, but most of it is inaudible anyway. Even the cinematography, sometimes impressive, is as one-coloured and one-note as the mood of the film. A real yawn-fest, and the action scenes suck as well.
Rated 18 Sep 2015
terrymacterrymac
Rated 17 Feb 2016
75
72nd
Stylish, efficient telling of The Scottish Play. Some beautiful use of the Scottish and English countryside, and some excellent, clever visual techniques come into play. The narrative departures are fine, although I would have preferred a bit more witch action. The leads and the supporting cast are good; also, the accents are largely real or realistic. I haven't seen any of the other "classic" versions of Macbeth (forshame) so I don't know how this compares. I preferred Throne of Blood, though.
Rated 17 Feb 2016
bofbof
Rated 27 Feb 2016
72
64th
Gorgeous, with some brilliant visual storytelling ideas, making some good decisions in what to keep and what to cut. But Jesus Christ, it ain't half broody. How about just ONE natural line delivery in two hours, hmmm?
Rated 27 Feb 2016
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 10 Jan 2016
85
92nd
Despite being preceded by both Welles and Polanski, Kurzel has managed to make the best screen adaption of The Scottish Play I've ever seen. Hauntingly beautiful imagery, honest performances, fantastically scored and with new subtexts added quite brilliantly and seamlessly to the story, this textbook How-to-fucking-do-it Shakespeare.
Rated 10 Jan 2016
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 30 Jan 2016
4
55th
it's been criticised as too overdetermined, bloody, sexual, fatalistic, but the play is ALL blood, sex and inexorable time, as elemental as any work of literature ever penned. it's been criticised for emphasising image over word, but this is a work of audiovisual interpretation that's only limited by the trappings of theater and prestige cinema, and would benefit from being entranced still more deeply by the primordial forces shakespeare's words evoked and instinctively understood.
Rated 30 Jan 2016
ephedrinephedrin
Rated 12 Dec 2015
80
89th
I think this is the best Macbeth. Cinematography and music perfect. Never forget, this is neither action movie nor love story. This is an art movie. Just watch.
Rated 12 Dec 2015
beebeedeedopbeebeedeedop
Rated 07 Dec 2015
95
79th
Excellent cinematography, direction, acting and a consistent tone throughout the film makes this film one of the best Shakesperean adaptations to film. Fassbender's performance is beyond belief as we watch his character descend further and further into madness in five acts.
Rated 07 Dec 2015
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 25 Jan 2022
70
53rd
Another cold and gloomy adaptation of Macbeth. I put this on after watching the bare bones version Joel Coen just put out and almost had a stroke when it opened with some Bravehart style battle.
Rated 25 Jan 2022
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 31 Dec 2015
80
79th
Read the review while listening this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0rAnyWUnwE I love Macbeth! He is the embodiment of the eternal fight between will and destiny. He obtains full control over his will in time, but at the expense of his mental sanity and by going into depths of the evil. His will and independence even surpasses his wife and the pure will means a death drive, because it constantly needs obstacles to overcome and death is the ultimate obstacle. Great cinematography too.
Rated 31 Dec 2015
kavuKavu
Rated 13 Aug 2016
46
22nd
Dazzlingly beautiful, but the Shakespearean dialogue makes it unbearable and the cast turns to wood.
Rated 13 Aug 2016
dmcrimsonDMCrimson
Rated 31 Jan 2016
82
74th
Made for those who already know the story of Macbeth. Heavily relies on gorgeous, brooding visuals with less attention to story clarity, all the way to making certain dialogue unintelligible.
Rated 31 Jan 2016
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 02 Jan 2016
70
37th
A sparse yet beautifully shot version of Macbeth. Seriously, who knew Scotland could be so beautiful. And the camera work was magnificent. Unfortunately this was plagued with inaudible dialogue much of the time and the sparseness was a bit too much at times. Could be been great but what we got was okay at best.
Rated 02 Jan 2016
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 15 Dec 2016
70
43rd
Adam Arkapaw cinematography is absolutely stunning. It also perfectly captures the mental state of Macbeth and his wife. Fassbender at times is at his best in portraying the maddening king. But the pacing and editing seemed off. Shots are held shorter than they should be. And although the gloomy mood fits the subject, it's used constant. Thereby giving every scene the same gravitas and no time to breath. Like always, I had trouble understanding Shakespeare's texts, diminishing my enjoyment.
Rated 15 Dec 2016
detoxDetox
Rated 31 Oct 2015
64
33rd
Goes nowhere, really. Starts off as brutal and gritty and stays like this until the end. But it feels really forced and Kurzel didn't know how to direct his actors. Fassbender and Cotillard both seemed overchallenged with the original Shakespeare dialogues because of this and furthermore insecure.
Rated 31 Oct 2015
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 14 Dec 2015
63
54th
While its prose seems a bit obtuse, this is quite a fever of a film, full of beautiful images that suck actors' life as they speak of power, angst and despair. There is simply no intend to make it into a Game of Thrones-like epic actioner -- despite the amount of beatiful warfare imagery in slowmo --, but to filter Shakespeare's tragedy into a narrative that has no interest in a plain storytelling, but in the power of monologues followed by hellish, hallucinatory shots.
Rated 14 Dec 2015
ptravers2ptravers2
Rated 08 Jan 2017
6
54th
Shot in the Scottish Highlands in thunder, lightning and rain by Adam Arkapaw, this Macbeth deserves to stand with the fiercest film versions of the play, directed by Orson Welles and Roman Polanski. Kurzel, blowing away all traces of academic respectability, leaves you chilled to the bone and ready to run for your life.
Rated 08 Jan 2017
kasperlKasperL
Rated 17 Dec 2015
70
65th
Cotillard and Fassbender give it their all in a lavish production. But I gotta say: I was, for some reason or other, neither invested in the drama nor particularly compelled by the Shakespearean language (as, for example, in 'Coriolanus' from 2011). I wonder why...
Rated 17 Dec 2015
mandymandy
Rated 14 Oct 2015
6
44th
Beautiful cinematography and fine performances but a fairly grim adaptation with an emphasis on the theme of children and succession. The portrayal of the witches was understated but evocative,
Rated 14 Oct 2015
punqPUNQ
Rated 12 Feb 2016
50
77th
Justin Kurzel's Macbeth (2015) represents the bland artistry of modern movie making crossing paths with classic writings, creating a singular mood with it's floating imagery and no life into the immortal words of William Shakespeare. Beautiful montages, but moot. Serious and afraid to have it's characters stand out. Doesn't matter the passion the actors express to become Shakespearian, the whole thing is Kurzel's world which only serves as parallel poetry to Shakespeare without blending.
Rated 12 Feb 2016
corbadCorbad
Rated 29 Jul 2018
70
53rd
Let down by too strict adherence to the bleak, whispering tone of the film, none of the performances really shine and a number of iconic monologues come and go without anything to remember. Stunning visuals, though: bold and stylish.
Rated 29 Jul 2018
damildamil
Rated 29 Mar 2016
70
67th
Combine my favourite Shakespeare play with two actors I really admire playing the leads, and I'm sold. Fassbender was especially brilliant, as I expected. This is a pretty nice film, visually speaking, and I liked some of the interpretations of the text. It's hard to compare this with other Macbeth adaptations I've seen, as they've been from amazing directors like Welles and Polanski. But it was good to see a bit more modern take on the story, while keeping the original setting intact.
Rated 29 Mar 2016
mspraguemsprague
Rated 12 Mar 2016
65
45th
Dark, cold, dirty, violent. What you would expect from MacBeth.
Rated 12 Mar 2016
kito1kito1
Rated 26 May 2018
70
73rd
Looks and sounds amazing! Such a brooding, epic atmosphere, mixing striking landscapes and dark chambers.
Rated 26 May 2018
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 20 Mar 2016
6
34th
An at once slow and underwhelming dramatization of Shakespeare's tragedy - it's as if the film reached its dazzling apex within the opening sequence, only to coast on cruise control from that point on. Being an unadulterated Shakespeare adaptation, most of the text also flew completely over my head. I found myself marvelling, however, at the wonderful cast and visual prowess on display, both of which provided the film with some much needed ballast.
Rated 20 Mar 2016
twillistwillis
Rated 10 Aug 2021
85
76th
Beautifully shot and faithful to the source material. Shame about the lite sexposition, however.
Rated 10 Aug 2021
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 18 Apr 2016
55
24th
Macbeth is a difficult play to begin with; much of the verse is very obscure, and this adaptation's decision to have it read in Scottish dialect makes most of it totally incomprehensible. Beyond this one could mention the miscasting of Marion Cotillard, and the overbearing sound design. Fassbender gives us a sort of mopey, emo-ish Macbeth.
Rated 18 Apr 2016
superargoSuperargo
Rated 15 Feb 2016
65
53rd
Kurzel directs the hell out of this, filling it with dark, bleak-looking scenery and mournful violins on the soundtrack. Fassbender and especially Cotillard bring their "A" games. The subject matter certainly can't be faulted. However, if you aren't familiar with the play, you'll kinda be lost. I don't know if this got chopped up in the editing room, but something's missing. It lacks the necessary emotional heft. Awfully good-looking, though.
Rated 15 Feb 2016
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 28 Jan 2016
76
78th
A beautiful movie with great performances. I found it difficult to keep up with the dialogue, but the acting and camerawork is so great that you understand and feel everything even without the dialogue.
Rated 28 Jan 2016
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 21 Jan 2016
83
72nd
An excellently picked cast totally batter through the play with urgency and despair, The wee changes were a nice update/rendition and helped tie the film together. Fassbender obvious highlight but he's totally overshadowed by Cotillard here. Fantastic imagery too, brutal without being gratuitous. And the landscapes!
Rated 21 Jan 2016
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 27 Sep 2017
62
31st
I didn't enjoy Macbeth. Perhaps it was PTSD from school or it may have been way in which this adaptation was handled. The cinematography and music complement each other well, creating an atmosphere that is both bleak and intense. Unfortunately, the iconic dialogue from the play is taken verbatim, with all the excessive soliloquies included. While this works on a stage, here it detracts from the cinematic resulting in something more akin to a GIF. For me, the film was too artsy and tedious.
Rated 27 Sep 2017
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 29 Feb 2016
10
0th
coulda been fire if it was in english
Rated 29 Feb 2016
beautyblissBeautyBliss
Rated 27 Aug 2016
85
79th
Well done rendition of Shakespeare's classic. Unfortunately, it's not a happy tale. Acting and direction are great though.
Rated 27 Aug 2016
ysincYSinc
Rated 28 Sep 2021
73
71st
+cinematography +music +acting
Rated 28 Sep 2021
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 23 May 2020
76
72nd
Kral, ihanet, kadin, cadilar, kehanet, SPOILER Matbeth ve arakadaşı üç cadı ile karşılaşırlar cadılar Matbeth'e önce bey sonra kral olacağını arkadaşına ise kralların atası olacağını söyler. Peşinden Macbeth'e ney olduğu haberi gelir. kral Duncan, Macbeth'in kasabasını ziyaret eder. Karısı ise Macbeth'e fırsat bu fırsat deyip kralı öldürmesini telkin eder. Macbeth kralı öldürür ama artık kimseye güvenemez ve akli dengesini kaybederken canavara dönüşür.
Rated 23 May 2020
vreyVrey
Rated 06 Mar 2016
70
66th
Quite good, but could have been much better if: A) They stuck with the Shakespearean dialog, but used appropriate inflection and annunciation. Or B) They modernized the script, and spoke as naturally as they did in this film. The mixture of the two was off-putting and often difficult to decipher.
Rated 06 Mar 2016
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 06 Feb 2016
65
39th
A lady Macbeth tem mesmo muito sangue frio formulando um assassinato enquanto está trepando com o Fassbender. Falando sério (rá!), prefiro Kurosawa, Polanski e Welles.
Rated 06 Feb 2016
cinegeekdecinegeek.de
Rated 07 Mar 2016
60
4th
Shakespeare im Film zu modernisieren muss nicht glücken. Es finden sich allein in der jüngeren Filmgeschichte genauso viele gelungene wie missratene Beispiele. Zumindest stellt es ein Risiko dar, die alten Verse mit der eigenen Vision zu ergänzen. Der Australier Justin Kurzel frisiert das Original erzählerisch... mehr auf cinegeek.de
Rated 07 Mar 2016
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 06 Dec 2015
20
3rd
6 Aralik '15, bade ile sinema |
Rated 06 Dec 2015
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 22 Jan 2016
65
73rd
Great adaptation on Macbeth with great performance all round.
Rated 22 Jan 2016
luordluord
Rated 30 Aug 2022
68
64th
Exquisitely filmed and acted, no doubt, but it sure could have done with some more editing.
Rated 30 Aug 2022
decanusellisDecanusEllis
Rated 10 Jun 2021
69
18th
Even after studying Shakespeare multiple times I still struggle with his dialogue. And of course, during a film, you don't have footnotes you can glance at to work out what they are saying. So for me, I watched this film on a purely visceral level. My brain was rarely engaged, I just let the film's visuals and music just wash over me.
Rated 10 Jun 2021
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 21 Jan 2016
78
89th
(MACBRAVEHEART)
Rated 21 Jan 2016
doyler29doyler29
Rated 19 Aug 2022
70
42nd
Eccentric stagings of Shakespeare run the risk of it feeling like the story is happening in a miscellaneous series of disconnected locations, and this version suffers from that occasionally. Macbeth seems to live in some sort of cathedral, and the climactic battle seems to just happen abruptly in some exterior disconnected from his home. It's an interesting adaptation with a lot to offer.
Rated 19 Aug 2022
batmantisBatmantis
Rated 24 Dec 2018
50
13th
I wasn't a fan of the mumbled dialogue, combined with the way it was written (Shakespeare, obviously), I had trouble watching this. The best thing about this film are the exterior shots/scenes of the Scottish countryside, especially near the end.
Rated 24 Dec 2018
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 15 Aug 2016
90
97th
Stunning
Rated 15 Aug 2016
ribcageribcage
Rated 04 May 2016
78
73rd
Cotillard gives a notable performance. Cast is obviously solid beyond that. Good score n some cool shots as well. Fassbender plays macbeth as unraveled, a little loopy. In general the movie lacks an epic feel i expect when coming to macbeth but i can't put my finger on why
Rated 04 May 2016
bolivarbolivar
Rated 04 Sep 2019
65
35th
fantastic visuals but an extremely halting pacing as well as stone-face recital-like acting drags it down to barely bearable.
Rated 04 Sep 2019
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 21 Jan 2016
65
43rd
Bleak, stylish and very very brooding - to the point of being overwrought. I prefer Polanski's version as it's a bit more down to earth.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
mike365365mike365365
Rated 03 Apr 2017
65
52nd
Dialogue is either whispered or screamed.
Rated 03 Apr 2017
bentienbentien
Rated 06 Jan 2016
50
27th
Beautiful to look at but feels stiff. I prefer Polanski or Kurosawa.
Rated 06 Jan 2016
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 18 Nov 2015
83
84th
It's visually stunning for sure. Fassbender and Cotillard are perfect picks for the leads, with able support by Sean Harris. I'm not it's anything more than a stage version with a budget and the wick turned down a bit on the acting. But great visuals and fine acting elevate this.
Rated 18 Nov 2015
three-questions_ii???
Rated 28 May 2016
17
10th
Marion Cotillard interpreting the character of Lady Macbeth as an over-boiled Gefilte Fish.
Rated 28 May 2016
greghendgreghend
Rated 18 Mar 2020
74
50th
Visually stunning with a great performance by Fassbender but it's just kind of, empty. It seems that direct Shakespeare adaptations just don't translate to the screen while retaining their original majesty.
Rated 18 Mar 2020

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