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Hamlet

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
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Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
9.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Almereyda
  • Writers
    • William Shakespeare(play)
    • Michael Almereyda(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Kyle MacLachlan
    • Diane Venora
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Almereyda
  • Writers
    • William Shakespeare(play)
    • Michael Almereyda(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Kyle MacLachlan
    • Diane Venora
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 175User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles in Hamlet (2000)
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    Ethan Hawke and Kyle MacLachlan at an event for Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Hamletas Hamlet
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    • Claudiusas Claudius
    Diane Venora
    Diane Venora
    • Gertrudeas Gertrude
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Ghostas Ghost
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Poloniusas Polonius
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Laertesas Laertes
    Julia Stiles
    Julia Stiles
    • Opheliaas Ophelia
    Karl Geary
    Karl Geary
    • Horatioas Horatio
    Paula Malcomson
    Paula Malcomson
    • Marcellaas Marcella
    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • Rosencrantzas Rosencrantz
    Dechen Thurman
    Dechen Thurman
    • Guildensternas Guildenstern
    Rome Neal
    • Barnardoas Barnardo
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Gravediggeras Gravedigger
    Paul Bartel
    Paul Bartel
    • Osricas Osric
    Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck
    • Fortinbrasas Fortinbras
    Robert Thurman
    Robert Thurman
    • Priestas Priest
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake Nelson
    • Flight Captainas Flight Captain
    John Wills Martin
    • Claudius' Bodyguardas Claudius' Bodyguard
    • (as John Martin)
    • Director
      • Michael Almereyda
    • Writers
      • William Shakespeare(play)
      • Michael Almereyda(screen adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    New York, 2000. A specter in the guise of the newly-dead CEO of Denmark Corporation appears to Hamlet, tells of murder most foul, demands revenge, and identifies the killer as Claudius, the new head of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and now step-father. Hamlet must determine if the ghost is truly his father, and if Claudius did the deed. To buy time, Hamlet feigns madness; to catch his uncle's conscience, he invites him to watch a film he's made that shows a tale of murder. Finally convinced of Claudius's guilt, Hamlet must avenge his father. Claudius now knows Hamlet is a threat and even uses Ophelia, Hamlet's love, in his own plots against the young man. Murder will out? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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      • Drama
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    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At 29, Ethan Hawke is the youngest actor to play Hamlet on film. He is also close to the age Hamlet is supposed to be in the original text, which is 30.
    • Goofs
      In his soliloquy, Hamlet says "The undiscovered country to whose bourn /No traveler returns." Shakespeare wrote, "The undiscovered country *from* whose bourn /No traveler returns," i.e. no one comes back from the next life to tell us what it's like.
    • Quotes

      Ghost: I am thy father's spirit.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Let Me See
      Performed by Morcheeba

      Written by Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, & Skye Edwards

      Published by Chrysalis Songs (BMI)

      Courtesy of China Records LTD./Warner Music U.K. LTD.

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews175

    Review
    Top review
    It didn't work for me
    New York, 2000, and Polonius telling his daughter Ophelia that Hamlet is

    too princely for her, while Laertes goes on about her 'chaste treasure'?

    Far better to have set it in the real Denmark, say 20 years or more ago.

    Still, Maclachnan, Venora & Shepard acquit themselves well and Julia

    Stiles is an extraordinarily moving Ophelia (and I've seen dozens). The

    final duel is a mess and a muddle, but the presage of Ophelia's suicide

    in the swimming pool is masterly. I've no idea how Hamlet, Rosencrantz &

    Guildernstern got to England - did they use the QEII? - nor how Hamlet

    escaped thence, though of course it would be dead easy these day. The

    Baz Luhrmann 'Romeo & Juliet' worked for me, but not, alas, this: but as

    a Shakespeare completist I had t
    helpful•4
    2
    • yeadur
    • Mar 11, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гамлет
    • Filming locations
      • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 1071 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • double A Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,577,287
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $62,253
      • May 14, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,046,433
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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