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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
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

1948★ 6.8

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

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the cr...

#2
All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949★ 7.0

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

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-cle...

#3
Hamlet

Hamlet

2009★ 7.3

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

David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed b...

#4
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933★ 6.8

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

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences....

#5
The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera

1931★ 7.1

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

In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'....

#6
Listen to Britain

Listen to Britain

1942★ 6.2

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

A depiction of life in wartime Britain during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the w...