- - These real-life brothers will break your heart in 'Hamnet'

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAYJanuary 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM

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In many ways, Noah and Jacobi Jupe are just ordinary brothers.

Growing up, they loved playing with lightsabers, Mario Kart and Dungeons & Dragons. Noah also introduced his sibling to a ton of movies, such as the wistful "Spirited Away."

"I remember watching 'Fly Away Home' with you," Noah, 20, says on a recent Zoom call with Jacobi, 12. "That was like my childhood film, so when Jacobi got old enough, I was like, "OK, I think he's ready for that now.'"

"Oh, my God, I cried!" Jacobi recalls with a grin. "I was like, 'Why did you show me that movie?!'"

"Hamnet" stars Jacobi, left, and Noah Jupe pose for a portrait in Toronto on Sept. 6.

This awards season, the British bros are similarly making audiences weep with "Hamnet" (now in theaters), a historical fiction drama about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), his wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley), and the profound grief that inspired his play "Hamlet."

Noah plays the mad Prince of Denmark in a cathartic stage production that ends the film, while Jacobi will reduce you to tears as Agnes and William's ill-fated son, Hamnet, who bravely succumbs to the plague.

Jacobi, left, and Noah Jupe have delighted film critics and audiences while promoting "Hamnet."

Off screen, the eloquent preteen has been charming moviegoers at film festivals and Q&As over the last few months. He is now vying for best young actor at the Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 4 – a nomination that Noah received just six years ago for 2019's "Honey Boy."

"I hate to say it," Noah cheekily admits. "But for someone who is so annoying at home, I'm incredibly impressed by how smart, how funny and how honest all of Jacobi's answers are. We're very lucky that we're so passionate about this film, which makes it easy to talk about."

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Jacobi Jupe's 'brotherly nepotism' led to Noah's casting in 'Hamnet'

The selfless Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe) makes a harrowing sacrifice in the Oscar hopeful.

Their mom, actress Katy Cavanagh, first read Maggie O'Farrell's novel "Hamnet" shortly after its release in 2020.

"She loves the book so much," Jacobi says. So when he got the chance to audition for Chloé Zhao’s film, "Mum was just like, 'You need to do this job!' And I was like, 'Great, OK.' And I did it!"

Noah, meanwhile, joined the movie when production was already underway, after Zhao called him asking if he'd like to play Hamlet.

"I got involved through nepotism, as most people are getting jobs these days," Noah quips. "I actually don't know if it's nepotism if it's your brother – brotherly nepotism?"

Jokes aside, "I was just supporting from the sidelines, and hearing all these stories from the set about how wonderful Chloé and Jessie and Paul were. I really couldn’t say no, and I wanted to take this opportunity to work with Jacobi as well."

You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies.

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You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies.

">You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>30. "Him": Franchise star Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans, left) tests rookie Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) at his remote training camp to see if he's ready to be the next San Antonio Saviors quarterback in the bizarre and trippy football horror movie.

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30. "Him": Franchise star Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans, left) tests rookie Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) at his remote training camp to see if he's ready to be the next San Antonio Saviors quarterback in the bizarre and trippy football horror movie.

">30. "Him": Franchise star Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans, left) tests rookie Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) at his remote training camp to see if he's ready to be the next San Antonio Saviors quarterback in the bizarre and trippy football horror movie.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>29. "The Testament of Ann Lee": Amanda Seyfried (center) stars as Ann Lee, the charismatic founder of the Shakers religious movement and a somewhat controversial figure in 18th-century America, in the engrossing historical musical drama.

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29. "The Testament of Ann Lee": Amanda Seyfried (center) stars as Ann Lee, the charismatic founder of the Shakers religious movement and a somewhat controversial figure in 18th-century America, in the engrossing historical musical drama.

">29. "The Testament of Ann Lee": Amanda Seyfried (center) stars as Ann Lee, the charismatic founder of the Shakers religious movement and a somewhat controversial figure in 18th-century America, in the engrossing historical musical drama.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>28. "Sorry, Baby": Eva Victor writes, directs and stars in the funny, moving dramedy as a college literature professor still battling the psychological effects years after being sexually assaulted by her teacher.

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28. "Sorry, Baby": Eva Victor writes, directs and stars in the funny, moving dramedy as a college literature professor still battling the psychological effects years after being sexually assaulted by her teacher.

">28. "Sorry, Baby": Eva Victor writes, directs and stars in the funny, moving dramedy as a college literature professor still battling the psychological effects years after being sexually assaulted by her teacher.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>27. "Good Boy": The most innovative horror movie of the year stars, yes, a pooch. Indy the dog is a canine best friend whose owner is haunted by a dark spirit in a scary movie that's equally unsettling and thoughtful.

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27. "Good Boy": The most innovative horror movie of the year stars, yes, a pooch. Indy the dog is a canine best friend whose owner is haunted by a dark spirit in a scary movie that's equally unsettling and thoughtful.

">27. "Good Boy": The most innovative horror movie of the year stars, yes, a pooch. Indy the dog is a canine best friend whose owner is haunted by a dark spirit in a scary movie that's equally unsettling and thoughtful.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hcpF21sqLfcAt9PYBy1zZA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02MjE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c7f21d44ada02a98e7be0caa40246d25 class=caas-img>26. "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning": Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) goes to extremes to battle a villainous AI and save the world, including hanging out of a plane, in the thrilling franchise installment wrapping up a 30-year storyline.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>26. "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning": Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) goes to extremes to battle a villainous AI and save the world, including hanging out of a plane, in the thrilling franchise installment wrapping up a 30-year storyline.

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26. "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning": Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) goes to extremes to battle a villainous AI and save the world, including hanging out of a plane, in the thrilling franchise installment wrapping up a 30-year storyline.

">26. "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning": Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) goes to extremes to battle a villainous AI and save the world, including hanging out of a plane, in the thrilling franchise installment wrapping up a 30-year storyline.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/tugoVveT2v62LZcZlehzuA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fd5beaeb66eaccc190212fc19671bcfe class=caas-img>25. "How to Train Your Dragon": Astrid (Nico Parker) and Hiccup (Mason Thames) ride high with their Night Fury friend Toothless in the live-action remake, a coming-of-age movie filled with great flying sequences and all the feels.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>25. "How to Train Your Dragon": Astrid (Nico Parker) and Hiccup (Mason Thames) ride high with their Night Fury friend Toothless in the live-action remake, a coming-of-age movie filled with great flying sequences and all the feels.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gSHr0l98iPrdvK_L1LoKFQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MTE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f0c098cd1a3b08456d435d59b93e3e6e class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

25. "How to Train Your Dragon": Astrid (Nico Parker) and Hiccup (Mason Thames) ride high with their Night Fury friend Toothless in the live-action remake, a coming-of-age movie filled with great flying sequences and all the feels.

">25. "How to Train Your Dragon": Astrid (Nico Parker) and Hiccup (Mason Thames) ride high with their Night Fury friend Toothless in the live-action remake, a coming-of-age movie filled with great flying sequences and all the feels.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gSHr0l98iPrdvK_L1LoKFQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MTE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f0c098cd1a3b08456d435d59b93e3e6e class=caas-img>24. “The Secret Agent”: In the 1970s-set political thriller, Wagner Moura is terrific as a Brazilian researcher hunted by mercenary killers, who aims to escape the country's ruthless dictatorship with his son.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>24. “The Secret Agent”: In the 1970s-set political thriller, Wagner Moura is terrific as a Brazilian researcher hunted by mercenary killers, who aims to escape the country's ruthless dictatorship with his son.

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24. “The Secret Agent”: In the 1970s-set political thriller, Wagner Moura is terrific as a Brazilian researcher hunted by mercenary killers, who aims to escape the country's ruthless dictatorship with his son.

">24. “The Secret Agent”: In the 1970s-set political thriller, Wagner Moura is terrific as a Brazilian researcher hunted by mercenary killers, who aims to escape the country's ruthless dictatorship with his son.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/esVT3XdGhD29ru1RjbjINw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6fd1f026df20d2bc4c84bc6a43cfcf74 class=caas-img>23. "One Battle After Another": When an old enemy resurfaces for vengeful reasons, an ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles to find his daughter when she goes missing in Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action thriller.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>23. "One Battle After Another": When an old enemy resurfaces for vengeful reasons, an ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles to find his daughter when she goes missing in Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action thriller.

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23. "One Battle After Another": When an old enemy resurfaces for vengeful reasons, an ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles to find his daughter when she goes missing in Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action thriller.

">23. "One Battle After Another": When an old enemy resurfaces for vengeful reasons, an ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles to find his daughter when she goes missing in Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action thriller.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ne9wSRqXa59lXvl2xwwtCw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05NDQ-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8b29cc5d5e5c987f5ff1a6fe1a1ba400 class=caas-img>22. "In Your Dreams": The lively animated fantasy comedy centers on young girl Stevie and her little brother Elliot, who team up with snarky stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony to find the mythical Sandman and make a wish to save their parents' marriage.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>22. "In Your Dreams": The lively animated fantasy comedy centers on young girl Stevie and her little brother Elliot, who team up with snarky stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony to find the mythical Sandman and make a wish to save their parents' marriage.

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22. "In Your Dreams": The lively animated fantasy comedy centers on young girl Stevie and her little brother Elliot, who team up with snarky stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony to find the mythical Sandman and make a wish to save their parents' marriage.

">22. "In Your Dreams": The lively animated fantasy comedy centers on young girl Stevie and her little brother Elliot, who team up with snarky stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony to find the mythical Sandman and make a wish to save their parents' marriage.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>21. "Sentimental Value": Renate Reinsve (left) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas star in Joachim Trier's moving French dramedy as sisters dealing with the emotional consequences of their estranged father making his comeback movie about their family.

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21. "Sentimental Value": Renate Reinsve (left) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas star in Joachim Trier's moving French dramedy as sisters dealing with the emotional consequences of their estranged father making his comeback movie about their family.

">21. "Sentimental Value": Renate Reinsve (left) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas star in Joachim Trier's moving French dramedy as sisters dealing with the emotional consequences of their estranged father making his comeback movie about their family.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>20. "Train Dreams": The absorbing period drama stars Joel Edgerton as a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife and life.

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20. "Train Dreams": The absorbing period drama stars Joel Edgerton as a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife and life.

">20. "Train Dreams": The absorbing period drama stars Joel Edgerton as a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife and life.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zQ.QfQvWy_iQpj_uyIlmLQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04NTM-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e12c052402b0c96552f968ca63361ae4 class=caas-img>19. “Blue Moon”: Richard Linklater's dishy 1940s-set dramedy centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) trying to save his pride and career at the premiere afterparty celebrating his former collaborator Richard Rodgers' musical "Oklahoma!"

" style=padding-bottom:56%>19. “Blue Moon”: Richard Linklater's dishy 1940s-set dramedy centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) trying to save his pride and career at the premiere afterparty celebrating his former collaborator Richard Rodgers' musical "Oklahoma!"

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TVetywqrqAMfe4K1ZGXM3w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0e3e545ae72e465e4e967c82f105ac5d class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

19. “Blue Moon”: Richard Linklater's dishy 1940s-set dramedy centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) trying to save his pride and career at the premiere afterparty celebrating his former collaborator Richard Rodgers' musical "Oklahoma!"

">19. “Blue Moon”: Richard Linklater's dishy 1940s-set dramedy centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) trying to save his pride and career at the premiere afterparty celebrating his former collaborator Richard Rodgers' musical "Oklahoma!"

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TVetywqrqAMfe4K1ZGXM3w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0e3e545ae72e465e4e967c82f105ac5d class=caas-img>18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/af4TUEt1XJMg5qc6OubJjg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8c36425a2a6ecaf4ee39106cf55b3052 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead.

">18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/af4TUEt1XJMg5qc6OubJjg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8c36425a2a6ecaf4ee39106cf55b3052 class=caas-img>17. "Magazine Dreams": In Elijah Bynum's intoxicating cautionary tale, Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) is a socially awkward bodybuilder dealing with past traumas and wanting to make a human connection who goes down an extraordinarily bad path.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>17. "Magazine Dreams": In Elijah Bynum's intoxicating cautionary tale, Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) is a socially awkward bodybuilder dealing with past traumas and wanting to make a human connection who goes down an extraordinarily bad path.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/n.uBK7SiBBA27ORrnZxxdA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/95dde175bbb6fb7ac7e734c75dbaa02e class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

17. "Magazine Dreams": In Elijah Bynum's intoxicating cautionary tale, Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) is a socially awkward bodybuilder dealing with past traumas and wanting to make a human connection who goes down an extraordinarily bad path.

">17. "Magazine Dreams": In Elijah Bynum's intoxicating cautionary tale, Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) is a socially awkward bodybuilder dealing with past traumas and wanting to make a human connection who goes down an extraordinarily bad path.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/n.uBK7SiBBA27ORrnZxxdA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/95dde175bbb6fb7ac7e734c75dbaa02e class=caas-img>16. "Ballerina": As a newbie assassin, Ana de Armas is a one-woman wrecking crew – and shares screen time with John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's an impressive franchise spinoff packed with stellar brawls, superb gunfights and a nifty flamethrower faceoff.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>16. "Ballerina": As a newbie assassin, Ana de Armas is a one-woman wrecking crew – and shares screen time with John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's an impressive franchise spinoff packed with stellar brawls, superb gunfights and a nifty flamethrower faceoff.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sJyER91eC6TyliYl4QQkgA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7bbbcb41a2fec39ea945a0a0f684bd9b class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

16. "Ballerina": As a newbie assassin, Ana de Armas is a one-woman wrecking crew – and shares screen time with John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's an impressive franchise spinoff packed with stellar brawls, superb gunfights and a nifty flamethrower faceoff.

">16. "Ballerina": As a newbie assassin, Ana de Armas is a one-woman wrecking crew – and shares screen time with John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's an impressive franchise spinoff packed with stellar brawls, superb gunfights and a nifty flamethrower faceoff.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sJyER91eC6TyliYl4QQkgA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7bbbcb41a2fec39ea945a0a0f684bd9b class=caas-img>15. "Left-Handed Girl": A 5-year-old Taiwanese girl (Nina Ye) and her older sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) move from the countryside back to Taipei with their mom, a return that brings financial and personal struggles in a touching slice-of-life drama.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>15. "Left-Handed Girl": A 5-year-old Taiwanese girl (Nina Ye) and her older sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) move from the countryside back to Taipei with their mom, a return that brings financial and personal struggles in a touching slice-of-life drama.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/OVboKRiLsbohqIb2jxAvnQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MjE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6aadb9f221579568661497e28a1cdffa class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

15. "Left-Handed Girl": A 5-year-old Taiwanese girl (Nina Ye) and her older sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) move from the countryside back to Taipei with their mom, a return that brings financial and personal struggles in a touching slice-of-life drama.

">15. "Left-Handed Girl": A 5-year-old Taiwanese girl (Nina Ye) and her older sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) move from the countryside back to Taipei with their mom, a return that brings financial and personal struggles in a touching slice-of-life drama.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/OVboKRiLsbohqIb2jxAvnQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MjE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6aadb9f221579568661497e28a1cdffa class=caas-img>14. "The Perfect Neighbor": Told through police bodycam footage, the gripping, heartbreaking documentary chronicles hostilities between an older white woman and the Black parents and children living around her, leading to a tragedy that shakes their neighborhood.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>14. "The Perfect Neighbor": Told through police bodycam footage, the gripping, heartbreaking documentary chronicles hostilities between an older white woman and the Black parents and children living around her, leading to a tragedy that shakes their neighborhood.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MHhMSb1WrxQvmzEbdDsyRQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3e3048bfb0089c6fe3dcb3e523f01058 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

14. "The Perfect Neighbor": Told through police bodycam footage, the gripping, heartbreaking documentary chronicles hostilities between an older white woman and the Black parents and children living around her, leading to a tragedy that shakes their neighborhood.

">14. "The Perfect Neighbor": Told through police bodycam footage, the gripping, heartbreaking documentary chronicles hostilities between an older white woman and the Black parents and children living around her, leading to a tragedy that shakes their neighborhood.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MHhMSb1WrxQvmzEbdDsyRQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3e3048bfb0089c6fe3dcb3e523f01058 class=caas-img>13. "Frankenstein": Elizabeth (Mia Goth) shares a moment with the newborn Creature (Jacob Elordi), who confronts his maker in epic fashion in Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous, thoughtful and moving adaptation of Mary Shelley’s legendary work.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>13. "Frankenstein": Elizabeth (Mia Goth) shares a moment with the newborn Creature (Jacob Elordi), who confronts his maker in epic fashion in Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous, thoughtful and moving adaptation of Mary Shelley’s legendary work.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Z7v.6p.jsExSKwoLcj3q0g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3ee50e7e96a81c90f922e0930c81d52c class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

13. "Frankenstein": Elizabeth (Mia Goth) shares a moment with the newborn Creature (Jacob Elordi), who confronts his maker in epic fashion in Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous, thoughtful and moving adaptation of Mary Shelley’s legendary work.

">13. "Frankenstein": Elizabeth (Mia Goth) shares a moment with the newborn Creature (Jacob Elordi), who confronts his maker in epic fashion in Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous, thoughtful and moving adaptation of Mary Shelley’s legendary work.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Z7v.6p.jsExSKwoLcj3q0g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3ee50e7e96a81c90f922e0930c81d52c class=caas-img>12. "Nuremberg": Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek, left) and imprisoned Nazi leader Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) match wits in James Vanderbilt's stirring combo of post-World War II historical thriller and courtroom drama.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>12. "Nuremberg": Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek, left) and imprisoned Nazi leader Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) match wits in James Vanderbilt's stirring combo of post-World War II historical thriller and courtroom drama.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/XP0Fz0Qbo.FlP3E9oOHkpA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8150593efd5bf358fe1cd91534fb759f class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

12. "Nuremberg": Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek, left) and imprisoned Nazi leader Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) match wits in James Vanderbilt's stirring combo of post-World War II historical thriller and courtroom drama.

">12. "Nuremberg": Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek, left) and imprisoned Nazi leader Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) match wits in James Vanderbilt's stirring combo of post-World War II historical thriller and courtroom drama.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/XP0Fz0Qbo.FlP3E9oOHkpA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8150593efd5bf358fe1cd91534fb759f class=caas-img>11. "Jay Kelly:" Movie legend Jay (George Clooney) has a heart-to-heart with his oldest daughter (Riley Keough) in Noah Baumbach's charming character study of a celebrity realizing that he's always put work ahead of loved ones.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>11. "Jay Kelly:" Movie legend Jay (George Clooney) has a heart-to-heart with his oldest daughter (Riley Keough) in Noah Baumbach's charming character study of a celebrity realizing that he's always put work ahead of loved ones.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/5FHPXLIA.PW5o9k4qZfcNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NDU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/d5bee779e9cd2922931fea16b654aee6 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

11. "Jay Kelly:" Movie legend Jay (George Clooney) has a heart-to-heart with his oldest daughter (Riley Keough) in Noah Baumbach's charming character study of a celebrity realizing that he's always put work ahead of loved ones.

">11. "Jay Kelly:" Movie legend Jay (George Clooney) has a heart-to-heart with his oldest daughter (Riley Keough) in Noah Baumbach's charming character study of a celebrity realizing that he's always put work ahead of loved ones.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/5FHPXLIA.PW5o9k4qZfcNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NDU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/d5bee779e9cd2922931fea16b654aee6 class=caas-img>10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7IR5qmdgMWdVVZ7bpsX3tA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MjA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a08845daf0d489def4603a30eda43203 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor.

">10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7IR5qmdgMWdVVZ7bpsX3tA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MjA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a08845daf0d489def4603a30eda43203 class=caas-img>9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/luM8XUN6CiUOvS9swwcQ1Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/40bbbb3bb978badf44220cf2eb0c376f class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.

">9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/luM8XUN6CiUOvS9swwcQ1Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/40bbbb3bb978badf44220cf2eb0c376f class=caas-img>8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lpob7PgA0mHr.c2sSEZnQw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4ded69ae4987db8178a0123e7bd07c6b class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.

">8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lpob7PgA0mHr.c2sSEZnQw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4ded69ae4987db8178a0123e7bd07c6b class=caas-img>7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao’s drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao’s drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/m9KLhxa5FkjXExj49IYUwg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/34580d86f20fedf0a2035ef3a1983039 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao’s drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.

">7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao’s drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/m9KLhxa5FkjXExj49IYUwg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04MjU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/34580d86f20fedf0a2035ef3a1983039 class=caas-img>6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/VsB6CXSGsvx4dhV2.ob3bQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MjA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b3a06acf349e5701b5f4ffb399cd6ebe class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.

">6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/VsB6CXSGsvx4dhV2.ob3bQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD01MjA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b3a06acf349e5701b5f4ffb399cd6ebe class=caas-img>5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Cbans.Hng88i1Pg1Om7rXA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02Njg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8fd6e842b8e65870a856a778a5a6ac33 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.

">5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Cbans.Hng88i1Pg1Om7rXA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02Njg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8fd6e842b8e65870a856a778a5a6ac33 class=caas-img>4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O’Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O’Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dezYVRtVOiSAk1J6cOjQRQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02bfd3ee17d32bc01fdbbef3f251c7b0 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O’Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.

">4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O’Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dezYVRtVOiSAk1J6cOjQRQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02bfd3ee17d32bc01fdbbef3f251c7b0 class=caas-img>3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3diZNwzzPwp6y9wvlpd1Sw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5f81010d46c0a6d62a57511d4c79d4f2 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.

">3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3diZNwzzPwp6y9wvlpd1Sw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5f81010d46c0a6d62a57511d4c79d4f2 class=caas-img>2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/FtL.YdmJscisfkanCX5gjw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NzQ-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2e19d4ffe1b5758f8554848b3690e290 class=caas-img data-headline="Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025" data-caption="

2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.

">2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.

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You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies.

In preparation for the role, Jacobi had extensive conversations with Zhao about Hamnet's compassion in the face of fatal sickness, and how he absorbs the emotions of people around him. Filming the young boy's devastating death was understandably difficult, as a distraught Buckley sobs and cradles him.

"It's very hard to just snap out of it when you're doing scenes so deep and meaningful," Jacobi says. "If I hadn't had those people around me, it would have been a much harder job to do, honestly. I just had to let go of this character and say goodbye almost, which really wasn't very fun."

Noah wasn't on set for his brother's death scene, but watching it play out on screen later was "brutal."

During shooting, "the crew would come up to me and be like, 'Did you see what your brother did?' They were extremely moved by his performance," Noah recalls. "That put my expectations fairly high for the film and he completely exceeded all of them. I was incredibly affected by his work, which I hate to admit!"

Noah Jupe plays Hamlet in an intimate production that helps the Bard and his wife heal.

For his part in the film's emotional finale, Noah was most daunted to be performing Hamlet's famous soliloquies not only in front of a live audience, but in a recreation of Shakespeare's Globe theater in England.

"On paper, 'to be or not to be' is quite a simple line, but it holds so much power," Noah says. "A lot of my work consisted of just getting out of that headspace." Back in the late 16th century, "no one in the audience had heard these words thousands of times like we all have, so it took the pressure off a little bit. I was just trying to find the originality in it."

The real-life brothers don't want to 'milk' their collaboration

"We both understand each other, and how wild and crazy this industry is," Noah, right, says of his brother Jacobi Jupe.

Next up, Jacobi is set to star with Scarlett Johansson in a new installment of "The Exorcist" franchise, while Noah is doing "Romeo and Juliet" with Sadie Sink in London's West End.

"Without this experience of doing 'Hamnet,' I wouldn’t be as confident and excited to jump in as I am now," Noah says.

As they head into Oscar season, the brothers are looking forward to bringing their parents and sister to awards shows with them: "Wherever we go, the family comes, too," Noah says.

When the boys were growing up, "there was never a sibling rivalry," Jacobi explains. "I didn't really understand banter, so he would take advantage of that and be a bit silly."

There's still plenty of good-natured teasing between them, but there's also newfound respect after making this movie.

"It brought us together in a very spiritual way," Noah says. Although, don't expect them to work together again any time soon: "We have something special here, but it has to be the right project for both of us. You don't want to milk it!"

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Hamnet' stars Noah and Jacobi Jupe are also real-life brothers

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