Lady Macbeth
2016 · Movie · R · 86 min · ★ 6.6 · 83% critics
In rural England in the 1860s, a young woman is trapped in a cold, controlling marriage and an even harsher household. When a chance at passion and independence appears, she pushes back against the rules around her, and her pursuit of freedom grows increasingly ruthless and dangerous.
Based on Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (819 votes)
- Box office
- $5,200,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, tense period drama about power and desire, closer in spirit to The Wonder or Far from the Madding Crowd; Not for you if you want a cozy romance or a feel-good story.
Pros: gripping, grim atmosphere; strong lead performance; tense moral spiral | Cons: slow, quiet pacing; bleak, unpleasant moments; hard to empathize
Themes
- northern england
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- arranged marriage
- victorian england
- older man younger woman relationship
- groom
- black maid
- remote farm
- 19th century
- mushrooms
- daughter–in–law father–in–law relationship
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2017
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2017 · nominated
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Florence Pugh
as Katherine Lester
Cosmo Jarvis
as Sebastian
Paul Hilton
as Alexander Lester
Naomi Ackie
as Anna
Christopher Fairbank
as Boris Lester
Golda Rosheuvel
as Agnes
- AP
Anton Palmer
as Teddy
Rebecca Manley
as Mary
- FH
Fleur Houdijk
as Tessa
Cliff Burnett
as Father Peter
Directed by William Oldroyd