Movies like Hamlet
If Hamlet's mix of loss of loved one, prince and uncle stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Hamlet's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Hamlet
1996 · Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 242 min7.3
Why you'll like itWith Michael Maloney · Shares: loss of loved one, prince · From the same decade (1990s)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
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The Lion King
1994 · Directed by Roger Allers · 89 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one, uncle · From the same decade (1990s)
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Directed by David Yates · 138 min7.7
Why you'll like itWith Helena Bonham Carter · Shares: loss of loved one
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.
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The Lovely Bones
2009 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 136 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire…
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The Sense of an Ending
2017 · Directed by Ritesh Batra · 108 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: revenge
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
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Amadeus
1984 · Directed by Miloš Forman · 160 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso drama and history
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.