Hamlet adaption list
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1. Hamlet (1996)
PG-13 | 242 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet
Votes: 40,063 | Gross: $4.41M
2. Hamlet (1990)
PG | 135 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield
Votes: 23,618 | Gross: $20.71M
3. Hamlet (2000)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Venora, Sam Shepard
Votes: 9,992 | Gross: $1.57M
4. Hamlet (1948)
Approved | 154 min | Drama
Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Esmond Knight
Votes: 18,409 | Gross: $7.09M
5. Hamlet (2015)
217 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his Uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans his revenge.
Directors: Lyndsey Turner, Robin Lough | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Sian Brooke, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Votes: 2,382 | Gross: $0.21M
6. Hamles (1960)
8 min | Short
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Zdzislaw Lesniak, Elzbieta Czyzewska, Wieslaw Golas, Hanna Skarzanka
Votes: 136
7.
Eva & Adam (1999–2001)
Episode:
Hamlet & Ofelia
(1999)
26 min | Drama, Family
Eva spends much time with the school play and her new acting friend Sebastian. Adam becomes jealous.
Director: Catti Edfeldt | Stars: Ellen Fjæstad, Carl-Robert Holmer-Kårell, Ulrika Bergman, Pablo Martinez
Votes: 18
8. Les soeurs Hamlet (1996)
90 min
Director: Abdelkrim Bahloul | Stars: Emilie Altmayer, Bérénice Bejo, Colette Nucci, Mouloud Tadjer
Votes: 35
9. Stratford Festival: Hamlet (2016)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is in mourning for his dead father, the king. He's also disturbed by how quickly his mother, Gertrude, has remarried - and by the fact that her new spouse is ... See full summary »
Directors: Antoni Cimolino, Shelagh O'Brien | Stars: Tim Campbell, Jonathan Goad, Adrienne Gould, John Kirkpatrick
Votes: 54
10. The Hamlet Blog (2012)
40 min | Short, Drama
In order to remember his father, Prince Hamlet must murder his uncle, the King of Denmark. Set in the modern day Shakespeare's iconic tragedy is set as Prince Hamlet's Video Blogs.
Directors: Tim Collins, Rick Papandrea | Stars: Rick Papandrea, Ethan Loomis, Morgan Cornelius, Josh Throop
11. National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)
210 min | Drama
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Michael Peavoy, Matthew Barker, David Calder, Marcus Cunningham
Votes: 70
12. Hamlet (2018 TV Movie)
191 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Directors: Robert Icke, Rhodri Huw, Ilinca Radulian | Stars: Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson, Jessica Brown Findlay, Luke Thompson
Votes: 516
13. Hamlet (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 180 min | Drama
The RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet in this filmed-for-television version of their stage production. The Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his mother marries the murderer.
Director: Gregory Doran | Stars: David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Penny Downie, Oliver Ford Davies
Votes: 3,800
14. Hamlet (2021)
45 min | Crime, Drama
Shakespeare's darkest tragedy in a modern retelling of family betrayal and horse carriages.
Stars: Erdal Besikçioglu, Elit Iscan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Sebnem Bozoklu
Votes: 460
15. Hamlet (VIII)
Drama | Post-production
A modern adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', set in London.
Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Timothy Spall
16. Hamlet 2 (2008)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Music
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Catherine Keener, J.J. Soria
Votes: 17,358 | Gross: $4.88M
17. Hamlet (1964)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
After the death of the King of Denmark - Hamlet's father - his brother Claudius ascends the throne, who takes his widow Gertrude as his wife. Hamlet meets the ghost of his father and learns that he was killed by Claudius.
Director: Grigoriy Kozintsev | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Nazvanov, Elza Radzina, Yuriy Tolubeev
Votes: 2,974
18. Hamlet (XIV)
Announced
It is a gender-swapped adaptation of the famous work by William Shakespeare.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Star: Noomi Rapace
19. Hamlet (1969)
G | 117 min | Drama
Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson brings Shakespeare's tragedy to the screen - with searing performances from Nicol Williamson as the melancholy Dane and future Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the deceitful Claudius.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Nicol Williamson, Judy Parfitt, Anthony Hopkins, Marianne Faithfull
Votes: 870
20. Hamlet (I) (1964)
191 min | Drama
The highly successful 1964 Richard Burton Broadway production of "Hamlet", deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.
Directors: Bill Colleran, John Gielgud | Stars: Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake, Eileen Herlie
Votes: 519
21. Hamlet (II) (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama
The classic Shakespeare tragedy is revisioned in America at the turn of the 20th Century. Campbell Scott (Singles, The Spanish Prisoner) adapted, co-directed and stars in the title role ... See full summary »
Directors: Campbell Scott, Eric Simonson | Stars: Campbell Scott, Blair Brown, Roscoe Lee Browne, LisaGay Hamilton
Votes: 245
22. Hamlet (1960 TV Movie)
152 min | Drama, Mystery
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.
Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Hans Caninenberg, Wanda Rotha, Dunja Movar
Votes: 670
23. Hamlet (TV Movie)
Drama | Pre-production
Director: Diana Brooks | Stars: Blake Ostin, William Marshall, Rob Kirtley, Teresa Dawn Taylor
24. Hamlet (I) (2015)
184 min | Drama
Shakespeare's most iconic work, "Hamlet" explodes with big ideas and is the ultimate story of loyalty, love, betrayal, murder and madness. Hamlet's father is dead and Denmark has crowned ... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah Frankcom, Margaret Williams | Stars: Maxine Peake, John Shrapnel, Barbara Marten, Gillian Bevan
Votes: 132
25. Hamlet (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Shot on a micro-budget in only three days, Ramsay's adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal play premiered in competition at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2011.
Director: Bruce Ramsay | Stars: Bruce Ramsay, Lara Gilchrist, Peter Wingfield, Gillian Barber
Votes: 40
26. Hamlet (I) (2017)
Drama
The King of Denmark is dead. Prince Hamlet is summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral, only to discover Denmark has crowned Hamlet's Uncle the new King and his Mother is his new Queen.
Director: Dick Douglass | Stars: Luing Andrews, Taz Bear, Andrew Calverley, Tom Clear
Votes: 85
27. Hamlet (I) (1970 TV Movie)
Drama
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Ian McKellen, Faith Brook, John Woodvine, Susan Fleetwood
Votes: 78
28. Hamlet (1985 TV Movie)
159 min | Drama
Prince Hamlet is the son of the late king. He hears from a ghost that the current king, Claudius, has murdered his father. Hamlet is unsure if this is true. He test the king by pretending ... See full summary »
Director: Ragnar Lyth | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Mona Malm, Frej Lindqvist, Pernilla August
Votes: 42
29. Hamlet (1921)
131 min | Drama
Danish silent movie-star Asta Nielsen formed her own production company to make this film, in which new elements are combined with features (and a few lines) familiar from Shakespeare's ... See full summary »
Directors: Svend Gade, Heinz Schall | Stars: Asta Nielsen, Paul Conradi, Mathilde Brandt, Eduard von Winterstein
Votes: 521
30. Hamlet (1976)
65 min | Drama
Hamlet (Tony Meyer) suspects his uncle, King Claudius (Barry Stanton) has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude (Dame Helen Mirren), but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Director: Celestino Coronado | Stars: Quentin Crisp, Helen Mirren, Barry Stanton, Vladek Sheybal
Votes: 112
31. Hamlet (2019 TV Movie)
139 min | Musical
A Danish prince becomes melancholic after the death of his father. But when the late king appears as a ghost and claims that he was murdered, events spiral out of control. Ambroise Thomas's... See full summary »
Director: Serge van Veggel | Stars: Lucie Chartin, Quirijn de Lang, Yavuz Arman Isleker, Joop Keesmaat
32. Hamlet (2020 TV Movie)
119 min | Drama
Directors: Johan Simons, Catharina Kleber | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Stefan Hunstein, Mercy Dorcas Otieno, Bernd Rademacher
33. Hamlet (2021 Video)
126 min | Drama
Director: Sven Delarivière | Stars: Jonathan Goldsmith, Kristina Kardum, Meabh Maguire, Geoffrey Mamdani
34. Hamlet (1913)
64 min | Drama
The opening scene is in Elsinore, where a ghost is seen by the sentinels keeping guard on the battlements of the castle. This is related to Hamlet by his friend Horatio, who describes the ... See full summary »
Director: Hay Plumb | Stars: Walter Ringham, Johnston Forbes-Robertson, S.A. Cookson, J.H. Barnes
Votes: 81
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