Grand Theft Hamlet
Seen it?2024 | 91 min | Animation, Documentary
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for animation lovers and the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 82 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Critics' Choice Award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$215K worldwide on a $200K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
- Sam CraneHamlet (voice)
- Pinny GryllsFilmmaker (voice)
- Jen CohnHoratio (voice)
- Tilly SteeleOphelia (voice)
- Dipo OlaLaertes (voice)
- Mark OosterveenPolonius (voice)
- Gareth TurkingtonClaudius (voice)
- Lizzie WoffordGertrude (voice)
- Sam ForsterRozencrantz (voice)
- Jeremiah O'ConnorGhost / Player King (voice)