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National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 217 min.
Story:
Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Style:
light, atmospheric, epic, captivating, emotional, entertaining, melancholic, talky, intense
Plot:
live performance, theater, shakespeare, royal court, theatre play, king, queen, obsession, murder, sword fight, love and romance, runaway, royal family, couples, father son relationship, life & death, culture clash, adaptation, storytelling, tragic hero, dealing with death, medieval, royalty, shakespeare's hamlet, castle ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
europe, denmark
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out atmospheric, bleak, serious and psychological films with plots about shakespeare, betrayal, tragedy, king, murder, revenge and royalty mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like National Theatre Live: Hamlet: Hamlet (2009), Hamlet (1969), Hamlet (2015), Hamlet (1990), Macbeth (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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948
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 184 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
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Story:
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Time:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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