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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1990 · 117 min · Director: Tom Stoppard ★ IMDb 7.3 · 26,122 ratings

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Showing events from the point of view of two minor characters from Hamlet, men who have no control over their destiny, this film examines fate and asks, Can we ever really know what's going on? Are answers as important as questions? Will Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (or Guildenstern and Rosencrantz) manage to discover the source of Hamlet's malaise as requested by the new king? Will the mysterious players who are strolling around the castle reveal the secrets they evidently know? And whose serve is it?

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Confusion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
Curiosity
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity33 %28 %33 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity43 %38 %43 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity45 %40 %45 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity43 %36 %40 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Confusion48 %41 %36 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor53 %50 %36 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Humor49 %48 %40 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity45 %38 %40 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Sadness43 %31 %34 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Humor39 %34 %32 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Humor39 %38 %36 %15 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Humor43 %36 %35 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Sadness49 %31 %30 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Sadness51 %29 %30 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Humor53 %31 %36 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension59 %33 %39 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension60 %34 %38 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension60 %29 %34 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Sadness65 %20 %27 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Gary Oldman

Rosencrantz

Iain Glen

Hamlet

Ian Richardson

Polonius

Donald Sumpter

Claudius

JM
Joanna Miles

Gertrude

JR
Joanna Roth

Ophelia

JB
John Burgess

Ambassador from England

LB
Livio Badurina

Tragedian (Alfred)

TM
Tomislav Maretic

Tragedian

MM
Mare Mlacnik

Tragedian

SS
Serge Soric

Tragedian

MV
Mladen Vasary

Tragedian

ŽV
Željko Vukmirica

Tragedian

BZ
Branko Završan

Tragedian

LZ
Ljubo Zečević

Osric

SM
Sven Medvešek

Laertes

VM
Vili Matula

Horatio

Details

Directed by
Tom Stoppard
Written by
Tom Stoppard
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
117 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 26,122 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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