King Lear (2018)

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An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

• Released: 2018-05-28
• Genres: Drama, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 109 votes

Directed by Richard Eyre.

Top cast

• Anthony Hopkins as Lear
• Emma Thompson as Goneril
• Emily Watson as Regan
• Jim Broadbent as Earl of Gloucester
• Florence Pugh as Cordelia
• Jim Carter as Earl of Kent
• Andrew Scott as Edgar
• John Macmillan as Edmund
• Tobias Menzies as Duke of Cornwall
• Anthony Calf as Duke of Albany

Full cast & crew

Where to watch King Lear

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JioHotstar; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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