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IMDb rating 6.6
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Critic rating 8.2

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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

...a spittle-flecked war film full of post-Braveheart mud, warpaint and Kurosawa-style heroic bloodshed.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Angie Errigo
rated 10

'Braveheart' meets the Bard for a blood-soaked game of thrones in Justin Kurzel’s lean, mean and absolutely sensational adaptation of the terrifying tale of 'Macbeth'.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are a dream-team pairing, actors who radiate charisma...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Christian Rising Matthiasen
rated 8

...det er lykkedes for Kurzel at overføre Macbeth til det store lærred, uden at noget er gået tabt, og dette er en imponerende opgave at overkomme.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Kerstin Gezelius
rated 6

…storslagen, smart och trogen originalet…

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Lise Ulrich
rated 10

...en af årets flotteste filmoplevelser, der galoperer ind på lærredet i en feberhed blodrus med brillante Michael Fassbender og Marion Cotillard i intens storform som Macbeth og hans intrigante Lady.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Bo Tao Michaëlis
rated 7

Jeg har aldrig set så rørende og vedkommende Lady Macbeth hverken på scene eller lærred.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Robert J. Fraser
As Macbeth Soldier (uncredited)
Justin Kurzel
Director
Marion Cotillard
As Lady Macbeth
Michael Fassbender
As Macbeth
Paddy Considine
As Banquo
David Thewlis
As Duncan

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In the midst of a bloody war, a powerful general named Macbeth is prophesied to become the next king of Scotland. Driven by ambition and spurred on by his manipulative wife, Lady Macbeth, he takes matters into his own hands and commits a series of brutal murders to secure his place on the throne. As the body count rises and his guilt grows, Macbeth becomes increasingly tyrannical and paranoid, ultimately leading to his downfall. This adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy explores the destructive nature of unchecked ambition and the devastating consequences of choosing power over humanity.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Macbeth include Hacksaw Ridge, The Imitation Game, Jojo Rabbit, Dunkirk, Incendies, 1917.