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Summary
Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 70Audiences 63GoodWatch 66
Metascore70
User score6.9
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.9
Box office
78%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109112Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 23 countries
Released
2000
May 12, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more20 people
- Ethan HawkeHamlet
- Kyle MacLachlanClaudius
- Diane VenoraGertrude
- Liev SchreiberLaertes
- Julia StilesOphelia
- Bill MurrayPolonius
- Karl GearyHoratio
- Steve ZahnRosencrantz
- DTDechen ThurmanGuildenstern
Paula MalcomsonMarcella
Jeffrey WrightGravedigger- RNRome NealBarnardo
Paul BartelOsric
Sam ShepardGhost
Casey AffleckFortinbras- RTRobert ThurmanPriest
Tim Blake NelsonFlight Captain- JWJohn Wills MartinClaudius Bodyguard
- BJBernadette JurkowskiBlockbuster Clerk
Robert MacNeilPlayer King
Directing · 9
- Michael Almereyda Director, Adaptation
- Doug Torres First Assistant Director
- Carrie Fix Second Assistant Director, Production Coordinator
- Chip Signore First Assistant Director
- Marco Londoner First Assistant Director
- Christopher Savage Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Production · 13
- Jason Blum Executive Producer
- John Sloss Executive Producer
- Andrew Fierberg Producer
- Amy Hobby Producer
- Anthony Katagas Production Manager
- Brian Bell Production Coordinator
Camera · 25
- John de Borman Director of Photography
- Jim Denault Additional Director of Photography
- Aurelia Winborn First Assistant Camera
- Johnny Erbes-Chan Key Grip
- Sandy Hays Steadicam Operator
- Matt Blades Best Boy Grip
Editing · 3
- Kristina Boden Editor
- David Ray Additional Editor
- Mattia Romeo Assistant Editor
Sound · 22
- Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
- Elmo Weber Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ai-Ling Lee Sound Editor
- Dominick Tavella Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Todd Kasow Music Editor
- Noah Timan Production Sound Mixer
Art · 8
- Gideon Ponte Production Design
- Jeff Nelson Art Direction
- Maxime Giordani Assistant Property Master
- Jeanne Develle Art Direction
- Jeffrey Everett Set Dresser
- Ruben Verdu Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Luca Mosca Wardrobe Designer
- Kyra Panchenko Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Tania Ribalow Makeup Artist, Additional Hairstylist
- Susan Reilly LeHane Makeup Artist, Additional Hairstylist
- Hildie Ginsberg Assistant Makeup Artist, Assistant Hairstylist
- Jennifer Galvelis Wardrobe Supervisor, Wardrobe Assistant
Lighting · 6
- Brian Pryzpek Gaffer
- Scott Miller Gaffer
- Alan Hostetter Gaffer
- Jason Summers Best Boy Electric
- Matthew Ford Best Boy Electric
- Michael Mizell Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 4
- Manny Siverio Stunt Coordinator
- Drew Jiritano Special Effects Coordinator
- Jennifer Lane Post Production Supervisor
- David Lomax Stunts
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