Hamnet

Movie · 2025

A lyrical, emotionally heavy period drama centered on the death of Shakespeare's young son and the grief that follows. The film's most challenging content is its sustained emotional intensity and a prolonged, distressing depiction of a child dying from plague.

Explicit sexual contentSelf-harm & suicideHarm to childrenPregnancy & infant lossMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuse

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Explicit sexual contentearly in the filmMild

The couple's first intimate encounter: they go into a shed, the man removes his shirt and partial nudity is briefly visible during sex.

Abuse & manipulationearly in the filmMild

Will's father figure strikes him and is shown being dismissive and demeaning toward his pursuits.

Explicit sexual contentchildbirth scenesMild

A woman's breasts are briefly visible during one of several childbirth sequences.

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