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05/09/2025 History, Drama 2h 40m
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Experience the original Broadway production.

Overview

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.

  1. Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Writer

  2. Thomas Kail

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Alexander Hamilton

  2. Leslie Odom Jr.

    Aaron Burr

  3. Renée Elise Goldsberry

    Angelica Schuyler

  4. Phillipa Soo

    Eliza Hamilton

  5. Daveed Diggs

    Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson

  6. Christopher Jackson

    George Washington

  7. Jasmine Cephas Jones

    Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds

  8. Okieriete Onaodowan

    Hercules Mulligan / James Madison

  9. Anthony Ramos

    John Laurens / Philip Hamilton

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2022-11-22
If you didn't know going in, this isn't either a film or a TV show. It's a recording of the Broadway play of the same name.

Admittedly, this play is for Americans who already have some idea of history. That probably excludes the younger generations, since the public school systems have gone south with years of Republican under-funding. (Seriously, some teachers make less than burger flippers.)

As a stage actor and a history buff, I loved this play and am so sorry I didn't get a chance to see it on Broadway. There are multiple reasons I gave this a nine, the major of which is that I'm rat...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,500,000.00

Revenue
$20,659,643.00

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