Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1990

Action / Comedy / Drama

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 61% · 31 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 23751 23.8K

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Plot summary

Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.


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February 29, 2016 at 01:54 AM

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Gary Oldman as Rosencrantz
Richard Dreyfuss as The Player
Tim Roth as Guildenstern
Iain Glen as Hamlet
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893.66 MB
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English 2.0
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1 hr 57 min
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lee_eisenberg 10 / 10

still alive

In what has to be one of the cleverest, most unusual movies of all time, two characters from "Hamlet" wander into the play and try to figure out what to do. These guys are clearly having a great time with the material, and the movie affirms Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss as some of the greatest actors of our time. "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead" is definitely one that I recommend. I should admit that I've never seen any version of "Hamlet" the whole way through - except a really terrible German TV version that appeared on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" - so I don't actually know the characters' roles in that play, but I still enjoyed this movie 100%. Really good.

I would expect a heavy object to fall more quickly than a light object.

Reviewed by classicsoncall 7 / 10

"This place is a madhouse!"

It's not as Shakespearean as Branagh, but close enough to be wittingly entertaining. The concept of two minor characters from 'Hamlet' questioning their own circumstances and destiny while events of a more consequential nature swirl around them is a pretty clever idea. Gary Oldman and Tim Roth play off each other well as the movie's title characters, ably supported by Richard Dreyfuss in a role suitably positioned as 'The Player'. It's not necessary to be all that familiar with Shakespeare's most well renowned play to enjoy this, and the lack of the famous bard's dialog is not a detriment to the story. The mugging and sight gags are cleverly rendered, all adding up to the idea that in this film, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have a lot to do with putting the 'ham' in "Hamlet".

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

fascinating idea that does not really work

Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim Roth) are two minor characters in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Here they are the main characters. Rosencrantz flips coins which constantly comes up heads and Guildenstern assumes a problem with reality. They come upon a traveling troupe of actors led by (Richard Dreyfuss). Rosencrantz and Guildenstern suddenly find themselves in the castle at Elsinore and they encounter the characters from the Hamlet play.

As a comedy, the jokes are wordy and eventually wears thin. There is a fascination with taking the two side characters and watching the play from slightly off center stage. The verbal tennis game is fun at first. One must also be familiar with Hamlet. This is a fascinating concept but it does not really work as a movie.

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