

Hamlet
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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7.3/10
535 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $4.7M
- Language
- English
- mother
- denmark
- loss of loved one
- prince
- based on play or musical
- madness
- aggressive
- complex
- antagonistic
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1325 Dec 1996
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG14 Feb 1997
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG22 May 1997
- PremierePGRussell Hobbs British Film Festival4 Nov 2026
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1625 Dec 1996
CzechiaCZ
- Physical12+23 Feb 1998
FranceFR
- Theatrical1214 May 1997
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1214 May 1997
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT7 Mar 1997
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical624 Aug 2016
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1616 May 1997
South KoreaKR
- Digital / OTT1511 Apr 2024
TaiwanTW
- PremiereKaohsiung Film Festival9 Oct 2026
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Hamlet was released on 25 December 1996.
Audience reviews
2- D9/10
DocTerminus
2/7/2022
Without a doubt, Branagh's film of **HAMLET** is the most ambitious Shakespeare film to date. He goes all in on.. well, everything. He brings aboard a stellar all-star cast, too many to highlight all, but includes Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and Jack Lemmon - none of which are known for their Shakespearian pedigree. Branagh takes on Hamlet, the largest role in all of Shakespeare - and most English language li…
- B10/10
badelf
10/19/2026
**Summary: 10/10: an uncut, impeccably spoken "Hamlet" with a cast so improbable it borders on the miraculous, proof that Shakespeare fails only when the people performing him don't understand what they're saying, and triumphs completely when they do.** Some people have a gift that pulls brilliant people into orbit around their project, and Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet" is proof of how strong that gravity can be. Cha…
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