Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

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.

• Released: 1991-02-08
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 57m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 334 votes

Directed by Tom Stoppard.

Top cast

• Gary Oldman as Rosencrantz
• Tim Roth as Guildenstern
• Richard Dreyfuss as The Player
• Iain Glen as Hamlet
• Ian Richardson as Polonius
• Donald Sumpter as Claudius
• Joanna Miles as Gertrude
• Joanna Roth as Ophelia
• John Burgess as Ambassador from England
• Livio Badurina as Tragedian (Alfred)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

Movies like Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

If you enjoyed Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, these movies have a similar feel:

• Hamlet (1948)
• Hamlet (1996)
• Carnage (2011)
• Julia (1977)
• Hamlet (1990)
• King Lear (2018)
• Corner Office (2023)
• Code 3 (2025)
• The Ruling Class (1972)
• If I Stay (2014)
• Clouds (2020)
• Coda (2020)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app