Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Hamlet is a 2024 documentary film directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls.[1] The film is about the staging of a production of Hamlet inside of Grand Theft Auto Online during the final months of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The film, which premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Jury Award for best documentary feature.[2][3]

Grand Theft Hamlet
Directed bySam Crane
Pinny Grylls
Produced byJulia Ton
Rebecca Wolff
StarringSam Crane
Jen Cohn
Mark Oosterveen
Music byJamie Perera
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The documentary is an example of machinima, a method of filmmaking that exclusively utilizes in-game graphics to create the cinematic experience.[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]

References
  1. "'Grand Theft Hamlet': Altitude Boards SXSW Doc About Actors Who Staged Hamlet Production Inside 'Grand Theft Auto' Video Game". deadline.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. Zilko, Christian (2024-03-13). "'Grand Theft Hamlet' Filmmakers Talk Staging Shakespeare Inside 'GTA': 'If They Thought We Were Sh*t, They Were Gonna Shoot Us'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. "'Bob Trevino Likes It', 'Grand Theft Hamlet' top SXSW juried award winners". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. Frank, Allegra (2024-03-13). "How an Entire Shakespeare Play Was Staged in 'Grand Theft Auto'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. "Grand Theft Hamlet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  6. "Grand Theft Hamlet". Metacritic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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