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All Is True

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2018 | 101 min | Drama, History

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Les Misérables or The Elephant Man, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 82K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

  • Kenneth BranaghWilliam Shakespeare
  • Judi DenchAnne Shakespeare
  • Ian McKellenEarl of Southampton
  • Kathryn WilderJudith Shakespeare
  • Lydia WilsonSusanna Hall
  • Hadley FraserJohn Hall
  • Jack Colgrave HirstTom Quiney
  • John DagleishRafe Smith
  • Sean FoleyJohn Lane
  • Gerard HoranBen Jonson