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Hamilton (2025)

★ 7.8 · 105 ratings on TMDB

Experience the original Broadway production.

Hamilton poster★ 7.8

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.

DirectorThomas Kail
CastAnthony Ramos, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr.
GenresDrama, History
The emergence reading

Hamilton keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing politics, power, identity, history.

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