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Summary
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 85Audiences 81GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer86%
Metascore84
Audience score86%
Letterboxd · 1.8 M ratings4.2/5
IMDb7.8
User score7.6
Box office
3.1×its budget
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $108 M
Worldwide it earned $73 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109
typical 109125Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 58 countries, rent or buy in 21 more
+48Released
2025
November 26, 2025
Last year
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 35
Jessie BuckleyAgnes
Paul MescalWill
Emily WatsonMary
Joe AlwynBartholomew
Jacobi JupeHamnet
Noah JupeHamlet
Olivia LynesJudith
Justine MitchellJoan
David WilmotJohn
Louisa HarlandRowan
Freya Hannan-MillsEliza
Bodhi Rae BreathnachSusanna
Zac WishartJoan's Boy 1
James LinternJoan's Boy 2
Eva WishartJoan's Girl 1
Effie LinnenJoan's Girl 2
Dainton AndersonEdmond- JSJames SkinnerGilbert
Elliot BaxterRichard
Faith DelaneyYoung Agnes
Smylie BradwellYoung Bartholomew
Laura GuestMidwife
John MackayPriest- AMAlbert McCormickBoy in Window
Directing · 5
- Chloé Zhao Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Editor
- Marc A. Wilson First Assistant Director
- Rory Herbert Script Supervisor
- Sam Courtiour Third Assistant Director
- Oliver Waters Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Maggie O'Farrell Novel, Screenplay, Co-Producer
Production · 22
- Laurie Borg Executive Producer
- Kristie Macosko Krieger Executive Producer
- Julie Pastor Executive Producer
- Nicholas Brown Executive Producer
- Steven Spielberg Producer
- Sam Mendes Producer
Camera · 5
- Łukasz Żal Director of Photography
- Stanisław Cuske Camera Operator
- Tomasz Sternicki Key Grip
- Juliette Carton Second Assistant Camera
- Radosław Kokot First Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Affonso Gonçalves Editor
- Damien Vandercruyssen Colorist
- Traci Duran First Assistant Editor
- Chris Munns Dailies Operator
Sound · 17
- Max Richter Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- Johnnie Burn Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Maximilian Behrens Sound Designer
- Neil Leachman Dialogue Editor
- Jacek Wiśniewski Foley Artist
- Brendan Feeney Sound Effects Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Art · 13
- Fiona Crombie Production Design
- Alice Felton Set Decoration
- Tim Blake Supervising Art Director
- Alex Bowens Art Direction
- Isabella Faull Assistant Set Decoration
- Katie Money Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Malgosia Turzanska Costume Design
- Charlotte Betts Makeup & Hair
- Nicole Stafford Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Charlotte Finlay Costume Supervisor
- Peta Dunstall Key Hair Stylist
- Rosie Grant Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 21
- Agueda Del Castillo Visual Effects Supervisor
- Risto Puukko VFX Artist
- Toby Marrow Special Effects Supervisor
- John Van Der Pool Special Effects Supervisor
- Owen McGonigle Visual Effects Designer
- Petra Schwane 2D Supervisor
Lighting · 5
- Sol Saihati Gaffer
- Michael James Robinson Electrician
- Claire Hanson Electrician
- Gregory Lengyel Electrician
- Joel James Devlin Electrician
Other crew · 2
- Jo McLaren Stunt Coordinator
- Alistair Hopkins Post Production Supervisor
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