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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,952 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
Ratings
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
198 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard LoncraineDirector
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Richard LoncraineScreenplay
- Ian McKellenScreenplay
Cast
- Ian McKellenRichard III
- Annette BeningQueen Elizabeth
- Jim BroadbentThe Duke of Buckingham
- Robert Downey Jr.Earl Rivers
- Kristin Scott ThomasLady Anne
- Adrian DunbarJames Tyrrell
- Maggie SmithDuchess of York
- Tim McInnernyWilliam Catesby
- Edward HardwickeLord Stanley
- Nigel HawthorneThe Duke of Clarence
- Jim CarterLord Hastings
- Dominic WestThe Earl of Richmond
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