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1. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.
Director: Joel Coen | Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel
Votes: 39,738
2. Macbeth (I) (2015)
R | 113 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jack Madigan, Frank Madigan
Votes: 59,520 | Gross: $1.11M
3. Throne of Blood (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 55,987
4. Macbeth (1971)
R | 140 min | Drama, History
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler
Votes: 14,979
5. The Damned (1969)
R | 157 min | Drama, War
The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut Berger
Votes: 9,928 | Gross: $0.63M
6. Macbeth (1948)
Passed | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 7,797
7. Scotland, Pa. (2001)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime
In a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
Director: Billy Morrissette | Stars: James Le Gros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan
Votes: 4,811 | Gross: $0.38M
8. Maqbool (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 12,021
9. Another Me (2013)
PG-13 | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
A teenager finds her perfect life upended when she's stalked by a mysterious doppelganger who has her eyes set on assuming her identity.
Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: Sophie Turner, Claire Forlani, Rhys Ifans, Eugenio Pérez
Votes: 6,070
10. Macbeth (2013)
140 min | Drama
As Macbeth rides home from battle, three witches prophecise that he will soon rise in power to become King of Scotland. Aided by his wife, the pair will stop at nothing to seal their fate.
Directors: Rob Ashford, Tim Van Someren | Stars: David Annen, Andy Apollo, Elliot Balchin, Nari Blair-Mangat
Votes: 425
11. Macbeth (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
Macbeth (Ian McKellen) is a daring member of the Scottish military, who receives a revelation from three menacing sorceresses that he will someday become the King of Scotland. This ... See full summary »
Directors: Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn | Stars: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, John Bown, Susan Dury
Votes: 917
12. Men of Respect (1990)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
It's Macbeth in mobster form!
Director: William Reilly | Stars: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina, Peter Boyle
Votes: 957 | Gross: $0.14M
13. Macbeth (I) (2006)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the ganglands of Melbourne.
Director: Geoffrey Wright | Stars: Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary Sweet, Sam Worthington
Votes: 2,279 | Gross: $1.11M
14. Macbeth (II) (2018)
121 min | Drama
Adventurous new adaption. A compelling tale of unchecked ambition, soured friendship, lost intimacy and the descent into nihilism. A brand new re-telling of the classic Shakespeare play, Macbeth.
Director: Kit Monkman | Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Mark Rowley, Al Weaver, Charlie Hamblett
Votes: 1,029
15. Macbeth (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 148 min | Drama
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson, Mark Dignam
Votes: 390
16. Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
Three drama students revive three witches, who want to open a gate to hell; Will Spanner and Kelly get involved, while Detectives Lutz and Garner investigate.
Director: Ron Ford | Stars: Miranda Odell, Lauren Ian Richards, Kathleen St. Lawrence, Don Scribner
Votes: 298
17. National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018)
210 min | Drama
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.
Directors: Rufus Norris, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Nadia Albina, Michael Balogun, Stephen Boxer, Anne-Marie Duff
Votes: 107
18. Royal Shakespeare Company: Macbeth (2018)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama
Shakespeare's psychological thriller marks Christopher Eccleston's RSC debut and Niamh Cusack's return to the Company.
Director: Robin Lough | Stars: Eve Hatz, Lauren Heaps, Elizabeth Kaleniuk, Aleksandra Penlington
Votes: 109
19. Macbeth (I) (1997)
129 min | Drama
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Jeremy Freeston | Stars: Jason Connery, Helen Baxendale, Graham McTavish, Kenneth Bryans
Votes: 254
20. Stratford Festival: Macbeth (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama
Inspired by the prophecies of three witches and encouraged by his ambitious wife, a murderous king claws his way to power. The Stratford Festival's chilling production of Macbeth will haunt your dreams and leave you tingling.
Directors: Antoni Cimolino, Shelagh O'Brien | Stars: Sarah Afful, Rodrigo Beilfuss, Michael Blake, Tim Campbell
Votes: 56
21. A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Shakespeare is all ears as Bugs battles Witch Hazel in Macbeth's castle.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 576
22. Macbeth (1998 TV Movie)
Drama
English thespian Sean Pertwee plays the painfully ambitious royal who schemes to murder so he can ascend to the throne in this superior version of William Shakespeare's literary classic. ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Bogdanov | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Greta Scacchi, Lorren Bent, Denise Black
Votes: 167
23. Rave Macbeth (2001)
87 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
This movie is a loose adaptation of the Shakespeare play "MacBeth", except it's set in the world of the dance rave culture.
Director: Klaus Knoesel | Stars: Michael Rosenbaum, Nicki Aycox, Kirk Baltz, Jamie Elman
Votes: 161
24. Instruments of Darkness (2014)
9 min | Short, Action, Drama
Director: Vincent Regan | Stars: James D'Arcy, Charles Dance, Sean Bean, Rupert Grint
Votes: 55
25. Macbeth (III) (1960 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson, Michael Hordern, Ian Bannen
Votes: 71
26. Teenage Gang Debs (1966)
75 min | Crime
A girl from Manhattan moves into a neighborhood that is the turf of the Rebels, a female teenage gang. She quickly rises to the top of the gang and sets her sights on the leader of the neighborhood tough guys.
Director: Sande N. Johnsen | Stars: Diane Conti, Linda Gale, Eileen Dietz, Sandra Kane
Votes: 194
27. Joe MacBeth (1955)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar Colleano, Grégoire Aslan
Votes: 275
28. Macbeth (1961 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
The Scottish Lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. He commits regicide to become King, and then furthers his moral descent with a reign of murderous ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Sean Connery, Zoe Caldwell, William Needles, Ted Follows
Votes: 205
29. Macbeth (1981 Video)
132 min | Drama
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Piper Laurie, Simon MacCorkindale, Richard Alfieri
Votes: 113
30. Macbeth (1916)
80 min | Drama, History
Shakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation.
Director: John Emerson | Stars: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier, Wilfred Lucas, Spottiswoode Aitken
Votes: 34
31. Macbeth (1982 TV Movie)
62 min | Drama
In this powerful film, the renowned William Shakespeare play is stripped down to the bare essentials, consisting of two lengthy shots.
Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze, Imre Csuja
Votes: 387
32. Siberian Lady Macbeth (1962)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In what might be termed Russo-Shakespearean noir, a ruthless woman's adulterous affair with a drifter sets in motion a chain-reaction of murder and deception in a remote village in 19th Century Mtsensk.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Olivera Markovic, Ljuba Tadic, Kapitalina Eric, Bojan Stupica
Votes: 384
33. Macbeth (2001 TV Movie)
132 min | Drama
A television adaptation of the classical Shakespeare play.
Director: Gregory Doran | Stars: Antony Sher, Harriet Walter, Joseph O'Conor, Nigel Cooke
Votes: 93
34. A Taste of Shakespeare (1995– )
50 min | Drama
Introdcued by Lord Birkett and filmed at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London, this unique series showcases William Shakespeare's most famous plays. In episodes of fifteen minutes, one of ... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Weinthal, Daniel Kash, Brian Tree, Holly Lewis
Votes: 28
35. Thane of East County (2015)
90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A backstage romance leads a pair of actors down a dark path, as they discover their lives beginning to mirror the story of Shakespeare's bloodiest play.
Director: Jesse Keller | Stars: Carr Cavender, Molly Beucher, Connor Sullivan, Karl Backus
Votes: 27
36. Macbeth (II) (2011)
170 min | Drama, Music
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Sue Judd | Stars: Simon Keenlyside, Raymond Aceto, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Elisabeth Meister
Votes: 32
37. The Real Thing at Last (1916)
Short, Comedy
A satire on American films, in which Shakespeare's Macbeth is performed as it might be imagined performed in an American film. (The film was prepared as part of a live benefit for the YMCA ... See full summary »
Director: L.C. MacBean | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Nelson Keys, Godfrey Tearle, Owen Nares
Votes: 9
38. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2012 Video)
92 min | Drama
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Daniel Coll | Stars: Marek Oravec, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Hal Fowler, Killian Scott
Votes: 23
39. Shakespeare High (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
An inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they compete in a Shakespeare Festival unlike any you have ever seen. This unique program counts ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Rotaru | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Val Kilmer, Kevin Spacey, Mare Winningham
Votes: 125
40. Macbeth in Manhattan (1999)
R | 97 min | Drama
A beloved leader; a scheming, jealous second-in-command; an ambitious wife pushed to mental collapse; a trio of gossiping harpies - the characters in a famous tragedy or the real-life cast of a Broadway play?
Director: Greg Lombardo | Stars: Gloria Reuben, David Lansbury, Nick Gregory, John Glover
Votes: 152
41. Macbeth (1970)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Family
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Stars: Michael Jayston, Brian Badcoe, Tim Hardy, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Votes: 27
42. Kurosawa's Way (2011)
52 min | Documentary
Eleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.
Director: Catherine Cadou | Stars: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Votes: 152
43. Macbeth (1954 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama
Macbeth (Maurice Evans), the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his King and takes the throne for himself.
Directors: Hudson Faucett, George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson, House Jameson, Richard Waring
Votes: 25
44. Macbeth (II) (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Philip Anglim, Maureen Anderman, J. Kenneth Campbell, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 63
45. Macbeth (I) (1987)
133 min | Music
The Verdi opera, based on Shakespeare's play.
Director: Claude d'Anna | Stars: Leo Nucci, Shirley Verrett, Samuel Ramey, Johan Leysen
Votes: 56
46. Macbeth (2003)
75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A surreal adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy set in a fantasy world of constantly changing realities and dimensions.
Director: Bryan Enk | Stars: Peter B. Brown, Moira Stone, Yuri Lowenthal, Bob Brader
Votes: 14
47. Someone Is Sleeping in My Pain: An East-West Macbeth (2002)
96 min
Director: Michael Roes | Stars: Andreá Smith, Ahmed Hizam al-Dulaee, Yahya Hamood Mohsin Al-Dhafeeri, Abdullah Nasser Muhammed Al-Hamdani
Votes: 9
48. James Marsters: Words and Music (2005 Video)
103 min | Music
James Marsters performed both "words and music" at a live theater. The DVD shows him declaiming selected lines from Shakespeare's "Macbeth," and he also performs many songs of his own composition on guitar.
Director: James Marsters | Star: James Marsters
49. Makibefo (2001)
73 min | Drama
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Alexander Abela | Stars: Martin Zia, Neoliny Dety, Gilbert Laumord, Victor Raobelina
Votes: 33
50. Bill Shakespeare in Hollywood (2011)
112 min | Drama
Macbeth: Creative people and dream makers are drawn to Hollywood. Yet, how many of these aspiring dreamers are shriveled by their ambitions or eaten by their demons? Hollywood is an empire ... See full summary »
Director: Jocelyn Rain | Stars: Pia Bundy, Rafika Chawishe, Gabriela Dias, Brandon Econ