Ophelia is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

It stars Daisy Ridley in the title role, alongside Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Tom Felton and Devon Terrell.

Critical reception was mixed and the film's Rotten Tomatoes' score has been accused of being manipulated.

In the castle of Elsinore, Denmark, willful and free-spirited Ophelia is Queen Gertrude's favourite lady-in-waiting, and ridiculed by the others for her lack of nobility.

Polonius deduces that Hamlet is mad, but unconvinced Claudius instructs him to marry off Ophelia.

Polonius pleads Ophelia's case with Gertrude, but he is killed by Hamlet, who mistakes him for Claudius.

Horatio devastates Ophelia further, telling her that Hamlet has been banished to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

When confronted about the king's murder, Mechtild explains that while she had no part in it she admits she could not deny Claudius as she still harboured feelings for him, but agrees that he should pay for his crimes.

Ophelia awakes to a stunned and remorseful Gertrude, who announces that Laertes has challenged Hamlet to a duel.

Enraged and grief-stricken, Gertrude grabs Hamlet's sword and kills Claudius, just as the Norwegians storm the castle, accompanied by Mechtild.

The film closes with Ophelia living peacefully in exile with her daughter, fathered by Hamlet.

The site's critics consensus reads: "Flawed yet intriguing, Ophelia uses Hamlet as the starting point for a noble attempt to offer a misunderstood character long-overdue agency.

"[13] Metacritic surveyed 23 critics and assessed eleven reviews as positive, ten as mixed and two as negative.

Following a campaign by publicity company Bunker 15, eight reviews, seven positive and one negative, were added between October 2018 and January 2019, which changed the rating from "rotten" to "fresh".

[15] The page for Ophelia has since been removed from the filmography listings of people involved on Rotten Tomatoes.