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Hamlet

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
9.6K
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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
9.6K
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
    • 177User reviews
    • 77Critic 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 in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn, and Dechen Thurman in Hamlet (2000)
    Hamlet (2000)
    Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles in Hamlet (2000)
    Julia Stiles 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)
    • All cast & crew
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    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 reviews177

    Review
    Top review
    A good film... but not necessarily good Shakespeare!
    I consider myself a bit of a Shakespeare purist and so put off seeing this film for quite a while. I really wish I'd seen it sooner. All the other comments here about the mangling of the language, cutting of the script to an almost incomprehensible extent, the kind of grungey contrivedness of the whole thing etc etc, are all true, but at the same time the film has little glimmers of something more. The film must be one of the shortest Hamlets ever, and moves along at real speed. The cinematography is beautiful and the juxtaposing of modern images with the text (eg Hamlet's soliloquy being performed whilst he watches James Dean, the rebel without a cause) throws up (almost in spite of itself) some interesting ideas of how the director considers Hamlet. The modern feel works surprisingly well (although it *does* occassionally jar), and throws up a lot of the themes in Hamlet as being particularly relevant today.

    The acting is all okay, with a few amazing exceptions -- Liev Schrieber as Laertes really stands out, and Julia Stiles is good too. Kyle Maclachlan makes a very sinister Claudius, and Ethan Hawke is okay, although I couldn't work out whether his Hamlet was pretending to be mad or really was, but this film really belongs to the supporting cast who are all pretty sound.

    Good, if you're in the mood for it. If you can't bear the thought of anything being cut or "reinterpreted" in a hit-and-miss way then avoid like the plague!

    8 stars (if you like this kind of new Shakespeare) 2 stars (if you believe Hamlet should be done formally, lengthily and in tights)
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    • nkbahar
    • Feb 6, 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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