# Macbeth (2015)

> A stark and hallucinatory Shakespearean tragedy in which a Scottish warrior turns prophecy into a bloody campaign for the crown.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/129499

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Justin Kurzel
- Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debicki, David Thewlis, David Hayman
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884018/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, foreboding, visceral, serious movie night, shakespeare viewing

## Synopsis

Ambition and betrayal collide in a dark tale of power and madness.

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