Synopsis
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
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Cast
- Lin-Manuel MirandaAlexander Hamilton
- Leslie Odom Jr.Aaron Burr
- Renée Elise GoldsberryAngelica Schuyler
- Phillipa SooEliza Hamilton
- Daveed DiggsMarquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
- Christopher JacksonGeorge Washington
- Jasmine Cephas JonesPeggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds
- Okieriete OnaodowanHercules Mulligan / James Madison
- Anthony RamosJohn Laurens / Philip Hamilton
- Jonathan GroffKing George
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Tribune
Director Thomas Kail’s filmed version of the blockbuster musical Hamilton, available Friday on the Disney Plus streaming service, surely is the greatest translation, democratization and preservation of any Broadway show, ever. - 100
The Associated Press
Kail’s camera captures actors’ intimate faces during key moments in a way impossible for theater-goers and incorporates audience reaction to create an electric filmed version. - 100
Empire
Entertaining, energetic and unfailingly smart, this is theatre at the highest level, performed by a cast without a weak link. You can’t say no to this. - 100
Boston Globe
Hamilton stands as a reminder of how hard it is to get a democracy right, and how necessary it is to keep trying, as long as it takes. - 91
IndieWire
This is Hamilton as you always wanted to see it, and it always will be. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
There's a good reason behind every technical choice — closeups and moments of stillness intensify the intimacy of the more introspective songs; nimble camerawork juices up the contentious cabinet battles; wide shots and stunning overheads add to the scope of momentous scenes like the fatal duels that punctuate the story. - 90
Los Angeles Times
One of the show’s more obvious lessons is that history is a living, breathing entity, and that the cyclical rise-and-fall narratives of leaders and empires can be studied and recounted in ways that uncover bold new patterns of meaning. This film, a straightforward capture of a momentous work of art, illuminates those patterns in ways both sobering and thrilling. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This is a tremendously entertaining trip through the births of both America and the musical form, with each institution given a lightly revisionist torque by Miranda, who approaches the material with a scholar’s dedication to detail and a showman’s slick wit.
