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10 Best Movies Like Hamlet

If you loved Hamlet, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hamlet

Hamlet

1996★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing....

#2
Heart Condition

Heart Condition

1990★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black lawyer who is sleeping with Jack's old flame Crystal Gerrity. Jack has a heart attack, b...

#3
Amnèsia

Amnèsia

2002★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On the Spanish island of Ibiza, porn filmmaker Sandro and Angelino, the manager of a beachside watering hole, find their very different lives overlapping. Meanwhile, the island pol...

#4
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

#5
Living with the Enemy

Living with the Enemy

2005★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Smart, sexy Allison can't help but fall in love with Philip, a dashing software billionaire, and they quickly marry. But soon this new bride begins to think her hubby was involved ...

#6
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

X-Men: First Class 35mm Special

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

TV special about the making of "X-Men: First Class"....