Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- elegiac
- reflective
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- literary film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film impressively cast and beautifully filmed, while its elegiac portrait of Shakespeare divided opinion through a restrained and sometimes insubstantial structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Shakespeare returns from London to Anne and his daughters after years of neglect, forcing his literary reputation into confrontation with family memories.
The film presents Shakespeare's retirement and the burned Globe through restrained countryside and domestic imagery, matching its reflective final-years mood.
The central domestic conflict follows Shakespeare's sudden decision to remain home and rebuild relationships with Judith and Susanna.
The film dramatizes the poorly documented final years of Shakespeare through invented private revelations and emotionally interpretive scenes.
Films like All Is True, and why
Shakespeare in Love
historical literary drama centered on a celebrated writer's private life and emotional legacy
Mr. Turner
elegiac period drama about an aging artist confronting family, reputation, and mortality
The Invisible Woman
restrained biographical drama exploring a famous author's domestic relationships and creative identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Release Date
- 2018-12-21
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (149)
Cast
- Kenneth Branagh
- Judi Dench
- Ian McKellen
- Kathryn Wilder
- Lydia Wilson
- Hadley Fraser
- Jack Colgrave Hirst
- John Dagleish
- Sean Foley
- Gerard Horan
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All Is True about?
- An aging William Shakespeare retreats from London after the Globe burns, only to discover that restoring his family requires confronting the emotional debts of his celebrated career.
- What is All Is True like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All Is True as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is All Is True violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All Is True as mild.
- What did critics think of All Is True?
- Critics broadly found the film impressively cast and beautifully filmed, while its elegiac portrait of Shakespeare divided opinion through a restrained and sometimes insubstantial structure.
- Which films are like All Is True?
- Films with a similar feel include Shakespeare in Love, Mr. Turner, and The Invisible Woman.
- How long is All Is True?
- All Is True runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch All Is True?
- In United States, All Is True is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
