Hamilton (2020)
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A live stage recording of the Broadway musical follows the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
The story
Hamilton is a 2020 American musical historical drama film consisting of a live stage recording of the Broadway musical, which was inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. The film features the original Broadway cast and follows the story of Treasury Secretary and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The production was filmed over three performances in 2016 and was released on Disney+ in 2020, following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It captures the musical's narrative of a man's rise to power and his impact on the American Revolution.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is a live stage recording of the Broadway musical inspired by Ron Cherown's biography of Alexander Hamilton. It features the original Broadway cast, including Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton and Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr. The narrative follows the life of Hamilton, a Founding Father and Treasury Secretary, and his role in the American Revolution. The film was recorded over three performances in 2016 and includes a one-minute intermission (extended to ten minutes for the 2025 theatrical release). The production features a variety of musical numbers across two acts, detailing the political and personal lives of the characters, including George Washington, Eliza Hamilton, and the Marquis de Lafayette. The film was released on Disney+ in 2020 and later had a theatrical release in 2025 to celebrate the musical's tenth anniversary.
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 160
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Thomas Kail
- Writers
- Lin-Manuel Miranda · writer
- Cast and characters
- Daveed Diggs · Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry · Angelica Schuyler; Jonathan Groff · George III; Christopher Jackson · George Washington; Jasmine Cephas Jones · Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds; Lin-Manuel Miranda · Alexander Hamilton; Leslie Odom Jr. · Aaron Burr; Okieriete Onaodowan · Hercules Mulligan / James Madison
- Genres
- musical; historical drama
- Themes
- history; legacy; social injustice; systemic racism
- Tone and mood
- revolutionary; vital
- Premise and plot tags
- biographical; musical; historical
- Source material / true-story basis
- the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
- Content notes
- language
- Reception
- Acclaimed by critics for its visuals, performances, and direction, it became one of the most-streamed films of 2020.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 88 · scale: 100 · review count: 42
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Globe Awards · Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · nominated; Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Miranda) · nominated; SAG Award · Outstanding Male Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie · nominated; Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Variety Special · won
- Production trivia
- The film was originally planned for a theatrical release on October 15, 2021.; It was the first film released by Walt Disney Pictures to feature the expletive 'fuck' (censored to avoid an R rating).; The film was the most watched straight-to-streaming title of 2020 up to November.
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