Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

  • 1990
  • PG
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
26K
YOUR RATING
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
Play trailer3:00
1 Video
39 Photos
Dark ComedyParodyQuirky ComedyComedyDrama

Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

  • Director
    • Tom Stoppard
  • Writer
    • Tom Stoppard
  • Stars
    • Gary Oldman
    • Tim Roth
    • Richard Dreyfuss
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Stoppard
    • Writer
      • Tom Stoppard
    • Stars
      • Gary Oldman
      • Tim Roth
      • Richard Dreyfuss
    • 155User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:00
    Official Trailer

    Photos39

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 33
    View Poster

    Top Cast19

    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Rosencrantz
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Guildenstern
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • The Player
    Livio Badurina
    • Tragedian
    Tomislav Maretic
    • Tragedian
    Mare Mlacnik
    • Tragedian
    Serge Soric
    • Tragedian
    • (as Srdjan Soric)
    Mladen Vasary
    • Tragedian
    Zeljko Vukmirica
    • Tragedian
    Branko Zavrsan
    • Tragedian
    Joanna Roth
    Joanna Roth
    • Ophelia
    Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    • Hamlet
    Donald Sumpter
    Donald Sumpter
    • Claudius
    Joanna Miles
    Joanna Miles
    • Gertrude
    Ljubo Zecevic
    • Osric
    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Polonius
    Sven Medvesek
    • Laertes
    • (as Sven Medvesck)
    Vili Matula
    • Horatio
    • Director
      • Tom Stoppard
    • Writer
      • Tom Stoppard
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews155

    7.325.9K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

    Nulla facilisi etiam dignissim diam quis enim lobortis scelerisque
    Lorem ipsum dolorSit amet consecteturAdipiscing elitSed do eiusmodTempor incididuntUt labore et doloreMagna aliquaUt enim ad minimVeniam quisNostrud exercitation
    Sign in to see this summary and all user reviews
    See opinions from fans, or write your own review.
    Sign in to IMDb
    This extra step helps us keep IMDb's reviews a space for genuine, human voices.

    More like this

    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
    5.0
    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
    Hamlet
    7.7
    Hamlet
    Immortal Beloved
    7.4
    Immortal Beloved
    Hamlet
    6.7
    Hamlet
    Hamlet
    7.5
    Hamlet
    Hamlet
    8.5
    Hamlet
    Sid and Nancy
    7.0
    Sid and Nancy
    Henry V
    7.5
    Henry V
    Much Ado About Nothing
    7.3
    Much Ado About Nothing
    Richard III
    7.3
    Richard III
    Local Hero
    7.3
    Local Hero
    Big Night
    7.3
    Big Night

    Related interests

    Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Sian Clifford in Fleabag (2016)
    Dark Comedy
    Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Spaceballs (1987)
    Parody
    Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Matthew Gray Gubler, Seu Jorge, and Waris Ahluwalia in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
    Quirky Comedy
    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Originally, the two leads (who appropriately spend the movie mixing up their own names) were cast the other way around.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the movie there are scenes where day suddenly changes to night and vice versa. This is a running gag of Tom Stoppard plays which often have "time jumps" written into the stage directions.
    • Quotes
      • Rosencrantz: Do you think Death could possibly be a boat?
      • Guildenstern: No, no, no... Death is "not." Death isn't. Take my meaning? Death is the ultimate negative. Not-being. You can't not be on a boat.
      • Rosencrantz: I've frequently not been on boats.
      • Guildenstern: No, no... What you've been is not on boats.
    • Connections
      Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Seamus
      Performed by Pink Floyd
      Courtesy of EMI Records UK Ltd.

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    • Release date
      • February 8, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rosencrantz y Guildenstern han muerto
    • Filming locations
      • Croatia
    • Production companies
      • Brandenberg
      • Thirteen / WNET
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $739,104
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,004
      • Feb 10, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $739,104
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.