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King Lear
65%
Movie
3h 5m
AI Analysis
King Lear (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of King Lear (1982) — a movie tagged as Drama with epic and emotional moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~185 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate King Lear 65% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-09-19
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 119840
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Where can I watch King Lear (1982)?
King Lear is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for King Lear?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for King Lear directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is King Lear about?
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Is there an AI analysis for King Lear?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie King Lear?
The official runtime for King Lear is approximately 185 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Michael Hordern
King Lear
Brenda Blethyn
Cordelia
- G
Gillian Barge
Goneril
Penelope Wilton
Regan
John Shrapnel
Earl of Kent
Norman Rodway
Earl of Gloucester
Michael Kitchen
Edmund
John Bird
Duke of Albany
Julian Curry
Duke of Cornwall
David Weston
Duke of Burgundy
- H
Harry Waters
King of France
Anton Lesser
Edgar
John Grillo
Oswald
- I
Iain Armstrong
First Gentleman
Frank Middlemass
Fool
Ken Stott
Curan
- S
Stuart Blake
First Servant
- T
Tony Sympson
Second Servant
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