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10 Best Movies Like Hamlet

If you loved Hamlet, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Any Number Can Win

Any Number Can Win

1963★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final sco...

#2
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

2009★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After a wealthy philanthropist expresses an unusual interest in a ring found by her niece Annabelle, Miss Fritton explains that she's descended from a pirate who, in 1598, stole tr...

#3
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2011★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconce...

#4
National Theatre Live: All About Eve

National Theatre Live: All About Eve

2019★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Catherine maneuvers her...

#5
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals. Coinciding with its 35th triumphant year in London’s West End, C...

#6
Dark Woods II

Dark Woods II

2015★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hamlet for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An old sanatorium is deteriorating in an isolated forest in the mountains. Five contract workers have taken on the task of tracking the huge building for hazardous waste before it'...