Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-shakespeare-play" theme.

A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller! Transcending the confines of the stage, the film utilises nearly every room of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlement.

In 16th-century Venice, a merchant borrows money from a moneylender and agrees to a gruesome penalty if he fails to repay. Meanwhile, a suitor competes for the hand of a wealthy woman, leading to a complex web of prejudice, intolerance, and love.

A filmed version of the National Theatre Live production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, featuring acclaimed actor Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. The play explores themes of revenge, madness, love, and betrayal as Prince Hamlet seeks to avenge his father's death.

Set in a modern-day London of economic and political uncertainty, the story follows the intersecting themes of familial honor, moral duty and dynastic corruption.