Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
Seen it?2009 | 89 min | Comedy, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and horror fans. If you loved Fright Night, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Julian Marsh is an out of work ladies' man who lands a job directing a bizarre adaptation of Hamlet. After casting his best friend and his ex-girlfriend in the show, Julian finds himself in the middle of a two thousand year old conspiracy that explains the connection between Shakespeare, the Holy Grail and some seriously sexy vampires. It turns out that the play was actually written by a master vampire name Theo Horace and it's up to Julian to recover the Grail in order to reverse the vampire's curse...If only being undead wasn't so much God-damned fun!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jordan Galland
- Jake HoffmanJulian Marsh
- Devon AokiAnna
- Geneva CarrCharlotte Lawrence
- Kris LemcheVince
- John VentimigliaTheo Horace / Horatio
- Waris AhluwaliaHugo Pepper
- Azie TesfaiZadeska
- Carmen GoodineLyuba
- Ralph MacchioBobby Bianchi
- Joey KernHamlet