The Tempest
2010 · Movie · PG-13 · 111 min · ★ 5.3 · 37% critics
A banished ruler and their child live on a remote island after losing power at home. When the people responsible arrive within reach, magic turns the island into a stage for revenge, reckoning, and a chance to reclaim what was taken.
Based on The Tempest
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (133 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy Shakespeare adaptations, magical revenge stories, and bold reworkings of classic material; Not for you if heightened language, a theatrical style, or slower fantasy dramas tend to lose you.
Pros: strong central performance; imaginative fantasy setup; faithful Shakespeare spirit | Cons: hard-to-follow dialogue; uneven visual effects; slow pacing
Themes
- island
- sword
- sorcery
- banishment
- spirit
- storm
- staff
- woman director
- sorceress
- gender swap
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Helen Mirren
as Prospera
Felicity Jones
as Miranda
Reeve Carney
as Prince Ferdinand
David Strathairn
as King Alonso
Tom Conti
as Gonzalo
Alan Cumming
as Sebastian
Chris Cooper
as Antonio
Ben Whishaw
as Ariel
Russell Brand
as Trinculo
Alfred Molina
as Stephano
Directed by Julie Taymor