Anthony Hopkins plays world-renowned writer and professor C.S. Lewis in this 1993 biographical romance from Richard Attenborough. Co-stars Debra Winder...
Anthony Hopkins plays world-renowned writer and professor C.S. Lewis in this 1993 biographical romance from Richard Attenborough. Co-stars Debra Winder in an Academy Award-nominated performance as spirited poet Joy Gresham.
Less
Where to watch Shadowlands (1993)
97 %30 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
89 %10,092 reviewsAudience score rating
"Shadowlands... is intelligent, moving and beautifully acted."
—
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"A gratifyingly soapy love story, handsomely told."
—
The New York Times
The New York Times"A moving adaptation, well directed with Winger and Hopkins playing at their very best."
—
Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"It's... a shame that, given the emphasis on the primacy of emotional experience, it feels like such a self-contained, studious exercise."
—
Time Out
Time Out"The film’s biggest success is that it delineates Jack’s odyssey with care and precision, perhaps too much precision."
—
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Shadowlands is illuminated from beginning to end by Hopkins. This may be the best thing he's ever done."
—
The Washington Post
The Washington Post"The film is especially uneasy on the subject of sex: the nuts and bolts of that would dispel its romantic haze."
—
Independent
Independent"Attenborough opts for modest, unobtrusive direction that serves the material and actors."
—
Variety
Variety"Shadowlands earns the (tearjerker) label honestly and may well help rehabilitate the genre by demonstrating its possibilities."
—
TV Guide
TV GuideShadowlands (1993) | Details
- Rating
- UN,
- Runtime
- 131
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- UK
