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  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Star academics Julian Reed and Barbara Sullivan fall in love with each other and with the idea of cloning a Neanderthal from ancient DNA. Against the express directive of University administrators they follow through on this audacious idea. The result is William: the first Neanderthal to walk the earth for some 35,000 years. William trie...

Directed By: Tim Disney

Written By: J.T. Allen, Tim Disney

  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 40 m

William

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Star academics Julian Reed and Barbara Sullivan fall in love with each other and with the idea of cloning a Neanderthal from ancient DNA. Against the express directive of University administrators they follow through on this audacious idea. The result is William: the first Neanderthal to walk the earth for some 35,000 years. William trie...

Directed By: Tim Disney

Written By: J.T. Allen, Tim Disney

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
57
57% Positive
4 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
14% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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29% Mixed
2 Reviews
14% Negative
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80
Apr 11, 2019
In Disney’s hands, William eschews freak show theatrics for something much weightier.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 12, 2019
This is a unique, well-acted, handsomely produced movie, overall, the kind of thoughtful and wholesome, high-concept drama that you don’t see much, anymore.
By Nick Rocco Scalia FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 12, 2019
The welcome surprise is that it’s quite thoughtful and sensitive, thanks to a captivating performance by Will Brittain that dispels any preconceived notions of cavemen as the hairy, misshapen, grunting brutes depicted in Hal Roach’s One Million B.C.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 10, 2019
“William” lacks the fireworks or even high drama that would give it scale or stakes, that would make it more consequential. And its moral parable feels underdeveloped. But Disney still has managed to tell a thought-provoking story on a subject worth viewing through a lens of ethics and morality, even if he can’t quite break free of “Planet of the Apes” parallels.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 12, 2019
Tim Disney’s film strikes a bland compromise between science-fantasy, suspense-melodrama and family entertainment, developing no element to a level that generates more than mild interest. It’s a polished but dull enterprise that leaves one wondering just what the filmmakers had in mind.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 12, 2019
Deadly earnest in its highbrow seriousness, William would seem ripe for parody, except that "Encino Man" got there first.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
38
Apr 12, 2019
William simply devolves into a drab, moody morality tale for parents about not treating your kids like test subjects.
By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company William Productions
Release Date Apr 12, 2019
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Tagline How Do You Get in Touch With Your Past...If It Was 35,000 Years Ago?
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Awards

Leo Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Young Entertainer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination

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