Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

Directed by Tom Stoppard

Produced by Thirteen, Brandenberg

1991117 min6.9 / 10

A darkly comic, philosophically dense meditation on fate, free will, and meaninglessness, told through the bewildered perspective of two minor characters caught in forces beyond their control.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.

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  • Is Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Love65

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