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Certification
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Sex & Nudity
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- No sex or nudity whatsoever.
Violence & Gore
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- Very mild violence throughout, consistent with Shakespeare's tragedy.
- Polonius is stabbed through the curtain. He falls down dead. Not graphic.
- A character drowns herself in the river. We briefly see her floating dead in the river.
- The end scene of the play has a fair level of violence. However, this movie's depiction of it is very tame and is not bloody or disturbing in any way.
Profanity
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- None whatsoever.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- It is implied Claudius gets drunk every night at his lavish parties. This is condemned by the noble characters in the film and by the story as a whole.
- A poisoned drink kills a character.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- There are themes of familial strife, treachery, and murder throughout.
Spoilers
Violence & Gore
- In the end, Laertes and Hamlet duel, and Laertes kills Hamlet by scratching him with the tip of a poisoned sword. Hamlet then grabs the sword from him, and does the same to Laertes before dying.
- Gertrude dies from drinking a poisoned cup which was intended to kill Hamlet
- Upon realizing the plot against his life, Hamlet stabs his uncle with the poisoned blade and pours the rest of the poisoned drink down his throat to kill him.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- Hamlet dies at the end (along with pretty much every other character). The final shot of the film pans out, showing all the dead bodies on the floor of the court room.
