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King Lear (2018) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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King Lear

Movie2018·115 min

King Lear

Directed by Richard Eyre

A drama tv movie film directed by Richard Eyre.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 79%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

108 ratings

About King Lear

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: family dysfunction, betrayal, corruption power, early modern, historical event, grand estate, warzone, parent child, villain protagonist, anti hero, tragedy arc, rise and fall

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Details

Director: Richard Eyre
Language: English

Cast

Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson

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How King Lear Ranks

All movies

Top 79%

2010s movies

Top 73%

Drama movies

Top 80%

Richard Eyre films#5 of 6

Top 79% All movies.

the vibe

King Lear Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowinglayeredlight-touchbroadearnestcontemplativegritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

tragedy arc

rise & fall

family dysfunction

betrayal

corruption power

villain protagonist

anti-hero

parent child

historical event

grand estate

warzone

early modern

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9