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Hamilton

Hamilton

2020

Thomas Kail

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Renee Goldsberry, Leslie Odom Jr. ...

7.9

2,828

Musical. Drama The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"[A] formally inventive, emotionally wrenching, turbo-charged musical (...) This is a show that acquires unique shadings at any given moment, and it might never be more impactful than in America in 2020"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"This original cast is so charismatic — and Miranda’s ultra-dense, dizzyingly clever book and lyrics are so effective — that they maintain our attention even when the edit feels like one of those live sporting events"
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"An impressive approximation of the theater-viewing experience, something I value even more now as we’re forced to stay at home and Broadway is shut down until 2021."
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"A work that not only engages with history but, through its reach and renown, becomes a part of it (...) Sobering and thrilling"
		Angie Han Mashable	"I had not misremembered 'Hamilton's irresistible pull, the way it grips you in the first number and doesn't let go until the last"
		Ben Pearson SlashFilm	"The whole experience is sort of like getting a 90% off coupon to the most expensive steak joint in town"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A bottle full of lightning that preserves the show’s definitive production (...) This is 'Hamilton' as you always wanted to see it"
		Chris Jones Chicago Tribune	"Breathtaking, the best video you’ll ever see of a Broadway show"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"If you've never seen the musical, this filmed production (...) offers the chance to enjoy it with the original cast. If you have seen it, it's a welcome opportunity to bask in all that talent and brilliance again."
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Touching on everything from blind ambition to sacrificing oneself for a greater cause to political scandals to the lessons of history, 'Hamilton' is a revolutionary masterwork (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Meghan O'Keefe Decider	"It grants wide access to the original production while also giving hardcore fans a close up look of the show"
		Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"It’s said that live theater is like catching lightning in a bottle in that every night is different and can never be repeated. It’s nice to have a bit of that lightning at your disposal courtesy of this movie (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

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