King Lear
Seen it?2015 | 156 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for lovers of period drama and people who like stories about real, flawed people. The costumes and settings are a feast on their own.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 36 min.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
The Stratford Festival’s critically acclaimed performance of King Lear. An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 893 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Antoni Cimolino
- Colm FeoreKing Lear
- Jonathan GoadKent
- Sara FarbCordelia
- Maev BeatyGoneril
- Liisa Repo-MartellRegan
- Stephen OuimetteFool
- Scott WentworthGloucester
- Evan BuliungEdgar
- Brad HodderEdmund
- Michael BlakeAlbany