Top billed cast

1. 

   Riz Ahmed

   Hamlet

2. 

   Morfydd Clark

   Ophelia

3. 

   Timothy Spall

   Polonius

4. 

   Art Malik

   Claudius

5. 

   Sheeba Chaddha

   Gertrude

6. 

   Joe Alwyn

   Laertes

7. 

   Julia Westcott-Hutton

   VIP Guest

8. 

   Nina Kumar

   Wedding Guest

9. 

   Hiten Patel

   Wedding Guest

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-11

Shakespearean purists probably ought not to bother with this relocated and heavily abridged version of his tale of the Prince of Denmark but as reimaginings go, this is still quite an interesting effort. Here, “Elsinore” is an epitome of corporate greed hitherto run by the father of “Hamlet” (Riz Ahmed) until his death after a long illness. Barely has he drawn his last breath when his widow “Gertrude” (Sheeba Chaddha) announces that she will marry his brother “Claudius” (Art Malik). “Hamlet” is fairly traumatised by this news and it’s in this slightly emotive state that h...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$78,451,724.00

Keywords

• london, england
• based on play or musical
• revenge
• fratricide
• hamlet
• regicide