Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1990 · Movie · PG · 117 min · ★ 6.9 · 66% critics
Two minor figures from a famous tragedy are sent to a royal castle, where they’re asked to help uncover what’s troubling a prince. Along the way they cross paths with a troupe of performers and get swept into events they barely understand, filling the gaps with wordplay, confusion, and big questions about fate and purpose.
Based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Also known as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1991-02-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (322 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like brainy, absurd comedy that riffs on classic stories and doesn’t mind feeling stage-like at times; Not for you if you want straightforward plot or fast laughs—try To Be or Not to Be instead.
Pros: clever premise; witty banter; strong lead chemistry | Cons: slow pacing; jokes wear thin; hard without Hamlet
Themes
- based on play or musical
- fate
- existentialism
- hamlet
- tragicomedy
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 1990
Cast & crew
Gary Oldman
as Rosencrantz
Tim Roth
as Guildenstern
Richard Dreyfuss
as The Player
Iain Glen
as Hamlet
Ian Richardson
as Polonius
Donald Sumpter
as Claudius
Joanna Miles
as Gertrude
- JR
Joanna Roth
as Ophelia
- JB
John Burgess
as Ambassador from England
Livio Badurina
as Tragedian (Alfred)
Directed by Tom Stoppard