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Tuesday, March 17th, 2026

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Editing plot outline of Hamnet (2025)

The current plot outline for Hamnet (2025) violates IMDb guidelines, as it reveals a major plot point:

SPOILER: the death of Agnes' son, Hamnet, which occurs roughly halfway through the film.

I attempted to modify the outline myself, but my contribution was rejected multiple times for “not meeting contribution guidelines,” without any indication of what exactly was wrong. A later submission was declined because “we have been unable to verify your contribution,” along with instructions on how to provide evidence. However, I was unable to follow them -- I simply could not find an option to attach evidence to my existing submission. Finally, I gathered the necessary evidence (proper references to the screenplay of Hamnet) and submitted it as a new contribution, but it was again declined.

I have now jumped through several hoops in an effort to correct the issue with the current plot outline, but I have not been successful, and I feel quite frustrated with the Contributor Zone interface. I do not need my version to be accepted; I simply want the current one to be corrected. If anyone could fix it, or help me create an outline that meets the requirements, I would greatly appreciate it.

Edit: formatting, spoiler tag.

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17 days ago

Hi algophobe-

In order for our staff to review, can you post the 18-digit submission reference number of your latest contribution for this?

Cheers!

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Hi Maya,

my latest contribution was 260315-231102-584000Technically, this one was declined due to the previous issue still being reviewed -- I opened it accidentally when searching for the option to submit evidence. Nonetheless, the contribution above is the one that contains the evidence of Hamnet's death being a major plot spoiler.

If it helps, here's the contribution number suggesting the same edits that was declined due to guideline violations, without explaining the exact issue: 260315-225902-467000

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@algophobe​ I would have appreciated a spoiler warning in the title of your post too... 😒

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Hi algophobe, 

I have re-submitted your latest correction on your behalf and seen to its approval. This update should appear live on the site shortly.

I hope this helps!

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@ljdoncel​ my sincere apologies, I was not aware that the first lines of the post appear in its preview.

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No problem, @algophobe. I'll wait a few months before watching the movie, to see if I can forget that scene... 😊