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Ever since its launch, Grand Theft Auto Online has been a massive home for a variety of players, whether it's friends looking to embark on crazy missions, or individuals looking to create the most chaos and damage possible. Uniquely, Grand Theft Hamlet seeks to break the series' violence-driven formula to create a more engaging and innovative format for what the Rockstar game could be, though it is slightly hampered by the lack of longevity in its premise.

Grand Theft Hamlet is a 2024 film where two unemployed friends attempt to stage Shakespeare's Hamlet within the virtual realm of Grand Theft Auto. The movie unfolds as a humorous and surreal narrative, blending classic literature with the chaotic world of the video game.

Runtime  89 MinutesGenres  DocumentaryCast  Gareth Turkington, Mark Oosterveen, Jen Cohn, Sam CraneDirector  Pinny Grylls, Sam CraneWriters  Sam Crane Pinny Grylls

Directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls, Grand Theft Hamlet focuses...

Mubi, the art house film streaming service, is adding to its weird and wonderful library of movies with, what could be, one of the best video game movies (literally) ever made. The last few years have seen video game adaptations boom in popularity. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has dominated in cinemas with each new entry, and shows like The Last of Us and Fallout were major successes. But, what if, instead of making a movie about a video game, someone made a movie inside a video game? Introducing... Grand Theft Hamlet.

Directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, Grand Theft Hamlet is a comedy documentary about two out of work actors attempting to stage a rendition of William Shakespeare's Hamlet in the beloved Rockstar Studios game. In 2021, the UK was in its third lockdown during the Covid pandemic, and Grylls and Crane, two out of work actors, were...