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These are the best movies that either adapt Hamlet or feature plots heavily inspired by the play's narrative, from The Northman to The Lion King.
Hamlet: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Rizz Abbasi, Richard Attenborough, David Blair, Brian Blessed. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Hamlet is a 1996 British epic historical drama film serving as an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Prince Hamlet.
Despite telling the same story, and using the same Shakespearean dialogue, filmmakers throughout the years have created their own interpretations of the tragedy. Here is a list of every film version of Hamlet, ranked from worst to, based upon Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.
The following year Hamlet became not just the first British but the first non-American film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, along with Best Actor (Olivier), Best Art Direction and Best...
William Shakespeare's classics like Romeo and Juliet are the best stories to receive the movie treatment, but a powerful tragedy that is difficult to illuminate is Hamlet. Shakespeare's definitive themes of revenge, love, and betrayal, as well as elegant and passionate dialogue, define Hamlet's epic tale.
Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 film of Hamlet stars Mel Gibson as the title character, with Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia.
Between the ghost of Hamlet’s father, the castle of Elsinore, murders, sword-fights, and Hamlet’s play within a play, there’s a lot of opportunities for actors and directors to put a fresh spin on this classic in the best Hamlet movie adaptations.
Hamlet: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Hamlet: Directed by Lyndsey Turner, Robin Lough. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Sian Brooke, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his Uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans his revenge.