

Hamlet
The extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of vengeance and tragedy.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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6.6/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13.5M
- Box office
- $20.7M
- Language
- English
- loss of loved one
- prince
- uncle
- based on play or musical
- revenge
- murder
- spirit
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)PG19 Dec 1990
- TheatricalPG18 Jan 1991
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU19 Apr 1991
- PhysicalPG22 Aug 1991
- PhysicalPG28 Apr 2000
- PhysicalPG23 Jan 2006
- PhysicalPG4 Aug 2008
- PhysicalPGDVD5 Jan 2009
- Digital / OTTPG15 Jul 2015
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A19 Dec 1990
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Feb 1994
FranceFR
- Theatrical8 Jan 1992
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1210 Oct 1991
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1210 Jul 1992
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Hamlet was released on 19 December 1990.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/3/2026
Initially, I was quite encouraged by the shorter duration of this tale of the Prince of Denmark, but as it unfolded I began to realise that it was usually nearer the four hour mark because there is so much detail to the plot that actually matters - and that this overly condenses much of the nuanced characterisation out of the proceedings. To be fair to Mel Gibson, he actually turns in an half decent performance at th…
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