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Richard III

Richard III

1955 · Movie · 2h 35m · NR

It runs long at 2h 35m. Streaming on Max.

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.3/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes81%21%
Metacritic88/10021%
TMDB7.2/1099 votes16%
Balasaur Score78100%

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