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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

...a film with a dread fascination.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...McKellen is a grizzled old soldier: a brutal survivor, like a sergeant major who has somehow breezed into the officers’ mess.

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Critic Angie Errigo
rated 8

...a fascinating, cerebral exercise, one that is acutely interesting rather than emotionally involving, but absolutely a notable cinematic tackling of the Bard.

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Cast & Crew

Jim Broadbent
As The Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr.
As Earl Rivers
Ian McKellen
As Richard III
Kristin Scott Thomas
As Lady Anne
Bill Paterson
As Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Jim Carter
As Lord Hastings

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In this updated version of Shakespeare's classic, Richard III, the setting is transposed to 1930s England, where a bloody civil war has torn the country apart. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, played by Ian McKellen, is a ruthless and power-hungry man who will stop at nothing to claim the throne. He manipulates and betrays his way through the royal family, eliminating anyone who stands in his way. But as his ambition grows, so does his descent into madness. With a talented cast and an imaginative retelling of the original story, this movie is a gripping and intense portrayal of power, corruption, and the human psyche.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Richard III include Schindler's List, Legends of the Fall, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, When Trumpets Fade, The Patriot.

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Richard III was released in theaters on December 29, 1995.