Releasing on Apr 10, 2026
SummaryWhen Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns to London’s elite South Asian community for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius - and spirals into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart ... Read More
Directed By:Aneil Karia
Written By:Michael Lesslie, William Shakespeare
Hamlet
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Sep 16, 2025
90
This version of Hamlet is raw in its emotion, incredibly natural in its performances, and heartbreaking in its conclusion. Even after centuries of retellings, the story still cuts deep, and Aneil Karia’s version proves that its power has not diminished. At the center of it all is Riz Ahmed, whose incredibly raw performance ensures this adaptation will be remembered.
Mar 13, 2026
80
This Hamlet sticks to the narrative essentials to produce a terse, pitiless retelling.
Sep 13, 2025
75
Karia has Ahmed’s impassioned performance, one of his best, a committed and talented cast, often stunning visuals from director of photography Stuart Bentley, as well as his own imaginative staging to captivate the viewer.
Sep 13, 2025
70
Thanks to Ahmed and Karia’s creative collaboration, this new version of a man caught between expectation and collapse, tradition and insurgency, love and fury will hopefully find its way to a new generation that has never experienced Shakespeare’s timeless story before.
Sep 13, 2025
70
Riz Ahmed's fiery turn and a bold South Asian lens make this Hamlet compelling, even if uneven.
Jan 27, 2026
60
At the end of the day, it’s not really Hamlet, it’s something new that uses the words from Hamlet. But at its best, it’ll still hit you with all the force of Shakespeare's existential masterpiece.
Sep 13, 2025
50
Karia’s attempts to make the play cinematic work well at times.
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